Three astronauts were killed when arocket burst into flames on the launchpad in Cape Caneveral in 1967. Enough said! Many of these items were then used as spare parts on Spacecraft 017 and 020 (unmanned), or shipped back to Downy since there was nothing wrong with them and would not be needed in the future. It seems to pop up more often on forums or amateur-ish websites. She was contributing writer for Space.com (opens in new tab) for 10 years before joining full-time, freelancing since 2012. Suddenly, at 6:31 PM, a call over the comms line: Henry heard the call while he ascended the elevator. The medical facility is less than 2 miles from Pad 34 where the tragic fire took place. Most material from the late 80's and older is held at the archives, either in . It was difficult for mission control to make out what the crew was saying inside the shuttle, and vice versa, leading Grissom to famously ponder after hours of static: "how are we going to get to the moon if we can't talk between two or three buildings?". Ars may earn compensation on sales from links on this site. Elizabeth Howell (she/her), Ph.D., is a staff writer in the spaceflight channel since 2022 covering diversity, education and gaming as well. This undated photo made available by NASA shows the Apollo 1 crew, from left, Edward H. White II, Virgil I. Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.47a. The first manned mission an Earth-orbiting mission was originally designated Apollo Saturn-204, or AS-204, but was later renamed Apollo 1. Pad 34 might be a hard place to display it, with it being on the Cape Canaveral side, but maybe a location at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex near the Space Mirror could be possible site. There has been renewed interest since the loss of Columbia by several parties to exhibit part or whole of the command module but as with most things in life the most limiting factor has been the lack of funds. Although a rookie in space, he had spent years supporting the Gemini program, most publicly as CapCom on Gemini 4. About the skull, I'm not sure It's reflected light. "He could have gotten back on the elevator and escaped to safety, knowing the dangers involved, but he didn't hesitate," the late Stephen Clemmons, a spacecraft mechanical technician who was also there that night, wrote in a 2004 essay. Rightly or wrongly, we thought we were going to be good enough to compensate for whatever it was, Cunningham explained. Physicians addedthat the crew died from smoke inhalation and almost certainly fell unconscious. Fellow spaceflight veteranEd White, an Air Force lieutenant colonel, was the first American to make a spacewalk, on Gemini 4 in 1965. Any thoughts? As materials inside the spacecraft were incinerated, they gave off toxic fumes. If it is going to be on display it should be done tastefully with closed hatches and blacked out windows. "The hatch was loose but they couldn't get it out," Henry said in his testimony as part of the year-long investigation into the fire. 05 in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Regarding the suits, the pictures that have been published by NASA shows that the suits were heavily damaged, certainly not in the pristine white condition that was later described. Spacecraft 012 had shipped from California to Florida with more than 100 significant engineering orders still not completed, according to the accident report. He hung it on the flight simulator after he arrived at the Cape. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A better Apollo capsule was born from the accident. My guess is that no one would want the outer shell for scrap since all the ablator would have to be removed - a seemingly expensive procedure compared to the value of the metal. But that may be an impossibility -- at this time -- as some family members would not approve any such action, and not to mention mixed reactions within NASA/NASM as well. That doesn't tell us where these pics came from tho. It was really hard for me to get an idea of where everything once stood as it would have for Apollo 1 and 7. The three men are remembered in history not for their space flight but as being the first on-duty fatalities for NASA. And then it was all over.". View our online Press Pack. Is that the same building as the "infirmary" in the Cape industrial area that one passes on the Then and Now Tour? Shouting through the noise, Grissom vented: "How are we going to get to the moon if we can't talk between two or three buildings? Anyone know for sure? All rights reserved. That's a good theory. They think Grissom tried to depressurise the cabin to dampen the fire and in his haste, broke one of the door valves. I find it unlikely that their bodies were not removed before these photos were taken, but its possible their faces could have imprinted on the glass somehowresting on the glass while ash accumulated around it, or something of that naturein a way that would have left an impression even after the remains were removed. I don't know if that was intended, but it's there. The first of three sons, my dad, was born in December 1946. The USS Arizona is on display, so why not the complete Apollo 1 spacecraft? Rick, you talked about the crew autopsy being done near the pad (I think they called it the bioastronautics support unit). Space is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Afire famously broke out while the astronauts were sitting on the launchpad, waiting fora microphone glitch to be fixed. It was a horrific way to go nonetheless, and the waves of grief affected everyone in the program. At least one of them does not. Posts: 1624From: Bethpage, N.Y.Registered: Jul 2002, Posts: 108From: Wilmington, NC, New HanoverRegistered: Aug 2004. Ad Choices. Now it is entirely possible since the suits melted and were glued or cemented to the CM metal that when the bodies were removed that caused additional damages to the suits. We pay for your stories! Exterior of Apollo/Saturn 204 spacecraft at White Room of Complex 34, Cape Kennedy, Fla. NASA Apollo Mission Apollo-1-- Report Title Page. Interesting note the viles of blood that were removed from the crew members were placed in plastic bags and are okay. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. After leaving NASA at the conclusion of the Apollo program in 1975, he enjoyed just four years of retirement before he died from pancreatic cancer. Suits don't look right, helmets don't look right. As a backup crew member for the initial Apollo mission, Cunningham recalled clambering into the first Apollo capsule on Jan. 26, 1967 for some pre-flight work. We [looked] in and we couldn't see anything, so we reached in to see if we could feel anything. Heard that all of them pretty much looked like that Cosmonaut did. For the same reason, Russian media would show cosmonauts being carried out of reentry capsules because they couldn't walk after so much time in zero gravity, while America wouldn't. My grandpa was one of them. Also, the center and left-hand suits, while obviously fire-damaged, are in better condition than I would expect the Apollo suits to be in given the descriptions provided of what happened to the astronauts. His wife, Betty, asked what he was going to do with it. NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA History Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. The morning of the test, the crew suited up and detected a foul odor in the breathing oxygen, which took about an hour to fix. They were used to seeing machines under development and dealing with delays, and assessing the airplanes' readiness for flight. "As he turned, there was a venting sound, a sort of WHOOOOSH!, followed by what seemed to Babbitt to be a sheet of flame shooting from the spacecraft and arching over his head, charring the papers on his desk," Catherine Bly Cox and Charles A. Murray recount in their seminal history on the Apollo program, Apollo: Race to the Moon. A pure oxygen atmosphere was one option, as it required a lighter environmental control system to produce than a more complex mix of nitrogen and oxygen. The individuals are (L to R) Dr. Robert C. Seamans, NASA Deputy Administrator; James E. Webb, NASA Administrator; Dr. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, and Maj. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, Apollo Program Director. They are now in the archives, but they were originally stored in the sealed storage facility, as were all of the photos and findings. "They were really pushing the pedal on this because there was so much politics involved.". WIRED Media Group https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/apollo-1-tragedy/6/. In other words as you walk under the launch pedestal dead center below you would be Apollo 1. Credits: NASA Apollo 1 Tragedy Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204). Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The crew of Apollo 1: Veteran astronaut Gus Grissom (left), first American spacewalker Ed White, and rookie Roger Chaffee. Image: NASA. The Apollo 1 Crew Training via nasa.gov A few weeks later, the Apollo disaster occurred and Baron began work on turning his 55-page report into a 500-page report excoriating NASA and NAA for the failures that led to the tragedy. New York, As a result, everyone on the Apollo team felt a personal responsibility to put in marathon time. Dr. Berry's reports were also ruined by high atmospheric moisture. As I have heard it explained, once several projects already underway are finished, the discussion may pick up again with serious intentions. The analyses we performed at Bell Labs of the Apollo 1 tape did not provide definitive answers. I assume that since you said you didn't have a wish to view them that you had not seen these particular photos. Once you have access to the archives, you can request any part of the fire file you want, even the most grim of grim, photos, which I have no interest in viewing. McDonnell Aircraft had won NASA contracts to construct the Mercury and Gemini capsules, but the Apollo award went to North American Aviation. Again, all of this is pure speculation since I the quality is so crappy, I'm not sure about anything I think I see on those photographs. Posts: 1376From: ridgefield, ctRegistered: May 2002. The night of the fire, Henry was on his way up to the white room to assist on the final simulation, an emergency escape. The Apollo 1 crew, from left to right, Roger Chaffee, Ed White and Gus Grissom. Happier days: in June 1966, the Apollo 1 crew practices water egress procedures with a full scale boilerplate model of the spacecraft. in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota, a Bachelor of Journalism from Canada's Carleton University and (soon) a Bachelor of History from Athabasca University. However, because a pure oxygen atmosphere had worked without incident for the Mercury and Gemini capsules, NASA decided it would be safe to press ahead with the same for the larger Apollo capsule. Ultimately, however, the Apollo 1 fire probably saved NASAs lunar ambitions. It's possible that the spacecraft could be reassembled only as a shell, with the heat shields installed and windows blacked out using volunteers in the area that worked on the craft or in the program. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee in a flash fire aboard their spacecraft during a ground test on the launch pad. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. NASA administrators sit at the witness table before the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Services, chaired by Senator Clinton P. Anderson, on the Apollo 1 (Apollo 204) accident. Any idea why they discontinued the use of the "Block 1" helmet after Apollo 1? I'm sure it was a calculated risk for them to be on Apollo 1.0 instead of Apollo 15.0 or something. The exhibit was done in consultation with the astronauts' families. Does that mean the inner and outer shells were crushed like a junk automobile and sent to a smelter? The investigation revealed a number of small missteps that had added up to disaster. Apollo 1 Tragedy BREVARD COUNTY CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - On Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204). But for those like Henry Rogers who experienced the tragedy firsthand, the trauma of January 27, 1967 left scars, and a deep sense of regret that's difficult to capture all these years later. I'll have to accept the opinion of those that removed the bodies later as to what they found. A quality control inspector at NASA, Rogers had been working during a routine launch simulation test for Apollo 1, the first manned Apollo mission, at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Prevented by exiting by the awkward design of the hatch, the lack of breathable oxygen caused the crew to lose consciousness and perish. When Henry arrived, without hesitation, he plunged into the fiery chaos unfolding in front of him. I don't know how much was left of the suits after the fire, but probably not much. Heres how it works. In those early days as NASA invented spaceflight on the fly, all of the vehicles had flaws. And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. FILE - In this Feb. 17, 1967 file photo, the Apollo 1 capsule, with black smudge marks visible on the heat shield, is lowered from its Saturn 1 booster at Cape Kennedy, Fla. At that moment, the team in the white room sprung into action. Everybody was working to get us there. The nation's Moon landing program suffered a shocking setback on Jan. 27, 1967, with the deaths of Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil I. All three astronauts had died. But while doing ground tests, it proved disastrous to put astronauts into a capsule of pure, pressurized oxygen. We will use up to the accident and immediately after Posts: 1316From: Syracuse, NYRegistered: Jan 2005, Posts: 730From: Longview, Texas, USARegistered: Apr 2000. It should be left as is for the sake of history and for future generations and possible analysis down the line in years to come when technology improves. And what was the purpose of keeping this blood? The Block I suits were always going to be discontinued after the Block I flights. The mission was. After years of war tours, Henry was in a stopover in Detroit, sometime around 1943. Having been inside Apollo 1 I observed a number of interesting things. He was a husband, and father to three boys. 55 TheNightBench 6 yr. ago Henry was 16 when WWII broke out. I've heard it has been released in its entirety before, but I had never heard it all before. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, Press J to jump to the feed. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Same goes with the photographs and black channel tapes that were eventually retrieved by the National Archives. The individuals are (L to R) Dr. Robert C. Seamans, NASA Deputy Administrator; James E. Webb, NASA Administrator; Dr. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, and Maj. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, Apollo Program Director. - Jan 24, 2017 1:00 am UTC. I feel that the Apollo 1 capsule (or what is left of it) could and should be tastefully displayed. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. NASA was forced to ship everything back to Langley. Reply . The Apollo 1 Fire Heritage Images/Getty Images Apollo 1 command module The Apollo mission was slated to launch on February 21, 1967. Fifty years ago, Henry Rogers stepped off an elevator into an inferno. And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. This white spacesuit material can also be seen in the gutted interior cockpit shots right after the fire in the seat area. The interior parts would not need to be installed. From left to right are. More likely to be Russian cosmonauts. Posts: 479From: AustraliaRegistered: Jul 2003, Posts: 4494From: Sierra Vista, ArizonaRegistered: Nov 1999. There are some wonderful textual records in Fort Worth (from JSC). The Apollo spacecraft Command Module for the AS-204 mission is shown during preparation for installation of the crew compartment heat shield. Yet even amid this hectic schedule, engineers with the agency confidently conducted final design reviews on the Apollo capsule. The suits are in "poor" condition thanks to NASA. It would take more than 18 months of delays and extensive redesigns before NASA sent any men into space. 2023 Cond Nast. According to the 200-page report, Grissom, Chaffee, and White had died of cardiac arrest from inhaling too much carbon monoxide and falling asleep. The skull on the right-hand suit is actually an effect created by reflected light on the helmet, and I dont see any bones. They do seem consistent with the way the fire spread tho: it started under Grissom's (on the right) seat and on those images the suits are mainly burned in the lower area. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. This is one thing, of all my years of reading and studying, I have never heard anything about. In August 1966, the Apollo 1 crew expressed their concerns about their spacecraft's problems by taking this "prayer" photo and then giving it to Joe Shea, manager of the Apollo Program office. It became apparent that extensive fusion of suit material to melted nylon from the spacecraft would make removal very difficult. The Apollo 1 spacesuits are still stored in the sealed storage facility at Langley. The limo was reconfigured by the Secret Service before it was retired. The early astronauts trusted that they could handle any situation that came their way. I'm sure that it joined other hulks of previous craft used in previous testing and was scrapped there. But the space race with the USSR, combined with Kennedy's public goal of a moon landing, created a growing sense of urgency to advance the Apollo program at a breakneck pace. Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, It would be nice, in my opinion, to get the first manned Apollo ship out of Langley's storage and somehow display the craft in the most delicate, tasteful, and appropriate means that could make everyone happy. If it is not included with the outer shell then eventually the pressure shell will be disposed of in some manner, thus it will be lost. Remembering the Apollo 1 Crew NASA The prime crew members of NASA's first manned Apollo Space Flight are pictured during training in Florida on March 21, 1966. Fed by flammable features such as nylon netting and foam pads, the blaze quickly spread. . As a matter of fact Ed White's handprint can clearly be seen permanently etched into the hatch. Of course such a display would require even more money and more space. Exterior of the spacecraft in the white room, following the fire. There seem to be a visor laid next to the helmet, like it was just burned so bad that it wouldn't hold on it so they just took the pic with pic lying next to the corpse. Thousands of people. The Lincoln chair has not been restored. apollo 1 autopsy photos The Travels and Adventures of an Irish Geocaching Addict Uncategorized apollo 1 autopsy photos September 15, 2020 These tests were negative. What I have read suggests displaying the outer shell only. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? The ambitious human spaceflight program had been launched in response to President John F. Kennedy's goal, set in 1961, of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" by the end of the decade. We always expected that wed lose at least one mission before we landed on the Moon, because of how far we were reaching out, he said. Ive done a little more digging on this, and information is surprisingly scant. The severity of that moment has become a footnote in the public consciousness, faded by the decades that have passed and overshadowed by the incredible achievements of the Apollo program that followed. Posts: 802From: Columbus, OH USARegistered: Jun 2002. Henry Rogers, with wife Doreen and sons Randy and Tim (in arms), circa 1951. Of course a full reconstruction of the Apollo 1 spacecraft would be more expensive. However, if they are soviets, I have no idea who they could be. Apollo 1 was supposed to be the first manned mission to the moon, but it would take fivemore tries before Neil Armstrong made his lunar leap. Read more: Apollo landers, Neil Armstrongs bootprint and other human artifacts on Moon officially protected by new US law (opens in new tab). The Apollo 1 Crew Training via nasa.gov A few weeks later, the Apollo disaster occurred and Baron began work on turning his 55-page report into a 500-page report excoriating NASA and NAA for the failures that led to the tragedy. I also think your idea of putting it on display under the launch pedestal is worthy of consideration but I think preserving it outdoors in the Florida climate would take its toll. Heres how it works. In this thread, several people who saw the suits post-fire and would be in a position to dispute the photos if they were not accurate did not do so, so I take that to mean the photos are probably genuine. In August, the agency took delivery of Spacecraft 012 at Kennedy Space Center. The crew was having trouble communicating with Mission Control while testing the Command Module on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. The temperature of the flame and gas exiting from the fracture origin exceeded 1640 K (2500 degrees F). I tend to spend much more time on the 4th floor in the film archives than in the photo archives. Image: NASA. Elizabeth first got interested in space after watching the movie Apollo 13 in 1996, and still wants to be an astronaut someday. That would also explain why those images are in black and white and of lower quality. Image: NASA, "As members of the launch team, we felt we had lost three of our own and we felt very responsible," Tribe, the propulsion manager, told me. Did this really happen? Re: Apollo 1 spacecraft "post-fire" future, and/or, what should happen to it; I think Rick and many others know my position on this, however, to physically support any sort of public viewing of Spacecraft 012 at or even near LC-34 will poise many difficult and challenging concerns and problems, let alone, long-term money support. They are individually placed in green "Army" type canvas bags, then individually placed in their own wooden crate. Good find, that's pretty interesting. "I heard their screaming voices in the cockpit of the spacecraft, Kraft told Ars Technica. His autopsy report painted a gruesome sight of what occurred to his body when the plane crashed. 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