January 2012
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The perils of space exploration: In memory of...
There is no doubt that space exploration can be a hazardous adventure. Forty-five years ago on January 27, 1967, Apollo 1’s crew—Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger Chaffee—was killed when a fire erupted in their command module during testing.
The mission was to be the first crewed flight of Apollo, and was scheduled to launch Feb. 21, 1967. This...
