Apollo 1's Fatal Fire Almost Ended the Spaceflight Program | Apollo

All three Apollo 1 astronauts were killed during a pre-launch test. In the months leading up to the disaster, there were several red flags that cemented the crew's fate.
While going to space and space exploration have always been a risk, from the very start of the Apollo Program, NASA got a stark realization of just how dangerous its Apollo moon missions would be and the space travel mission almost ended before it even got off the ground.
In the mid 1960s, NASA was working fast, attempting to take another step toward President John F. Kennedy’s goal of a moon landing by the end of the decade.
NASA selected Roger Chaffee, Virgil Grissom, and Ed White II as the crew for the mission that was later dubbed Apollo 1.
Chaffee, Grissom, White, and some experts all expressed concerns about the spacecraft including how much flammable material was present in the cabin. Some experts thought the pressure of Kennedy's deadline forced NASA and North American Aviation led to sacrifices in safety when it came to decision making, like the choice to opt for a single gas environment inside the capsule over a dual gas environment.
At 6:31 on January 27, 1967, a flash fire ripped through the spacecraft seconds after test conductors were ready to start the countdown.
It only took roughly 30 seconds for flames and toxic smoke to engulf the crew cabin, and it took a full five minutes for NASA ground crews and controllers to open the hatch.
The Apollo 1 fire killed Roger Chaffee, Grissom, and White at Cape Kennedy's Launch Complex 34 in Florida on Jan. 27, 1967, when the blaze erupted in their command module during preflight testing
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“The first manned Apollo mission was scheduled for launch on 21 February 1967 at Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 34. However, the death of the prime crew in a command module fire during a practice session on 27 January 1967 put America’s lunar landing program on hold.”
The Apollo 1 Launchpad Fire: Remembering Grissom, White and Chaffee
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“Test pilots can sense straightaway if they're working with a good vehicle or a bad one, and the Apollo 1 crew . . . knew almost immediately that they'd been assigned to a stinker. ”
Heat and Ashes: The Untold Story of the Apollo 1 Fire
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“A great deal of progress had been made since the first manned spaceflight programs, Gemini and Mercury. 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. As a result, everyone on the Apollo team felt a personal responsibility to put in marathon time.”
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[@niy._.]

“ *How are we going to get to the moon if we can’t talk between 2 or 3 buildings* ”

[@jarno674]

Niyathi Y ?

[@dannygjk]

+Jarno He's referring to communications.

[@ab1stemboy650]

Communications can stretch through open areas of space.

[@two-face1041]

FDR 2025 . He was joking

[@ab1stemboy650]

@@two-face1041 Oh lol sorry just thought she was one of those moon landing deniers saying signals can't stretch far outerspace.

[@JamesAutoDude]

Don't rush something important. Never ends well.

[@Zman201]

Unless the commies might get to it first then we need to beat em

[@psyionic8595]

Don’t tell me what to do. I love watching youtube videos at 2x

[@robertgriggs8636]

"Haste makes waste" or "The road to victory is soaked in the blood of heros". It was a gamble and hind sight is 20/20. We could have prevented the Challenger tragedy if we had just looked at the data of the O rings... It was a national tragedy and my heart still breaks for these men and their families. Please don't distill this down to a "shoulda, woulda, coulda" statement.

[@mokiloke]

You want to land on the moon, you take risks. Russia gave up after the US landed on the moon. If they didnt rush, it could have been Russia who took another victory in space and the US space industry may have been permanently slowed down.

[@J4-kjtdr8775]

Like voting for Biden

[@lu4414]

Does anyone else realize, all NASA accidents were caused by negligence on trying to accomplished deadlines? They didn't learn the most crucial lesson from Apollo 1

[@enigma1247]

That's something all astronaughts have to accept may happen from day 1. There's hundreds of hands and minds on these rockets and hardware and the actual astronaughts have to trust every single one. They've accepted the fact that humans make mistakes and it could cost them they're lives... Sad but it happens...rip

[@myopinion2day]

@@enigma1247 He didn't say mistakes, he said negligence. They KNEW there were too many flamable materials, but didn't bother, they KNEW Columbia was struck, but didn't bother to check, they KNEW o-rings have failed before in such cold temperatures for Challenger, bit didn't bother... One thing is a mistake or having some new effect you didn't expect because it was a new thing you are trying, a whole other thing is to let people die, because you know thing is potentially lethal but just don't bother to change liftoff date or fix the problem, because profit is more important. And he is correct...most of the accidents were pure negligence...I mean stuffing people in a place with 100% oxygen, filled with a bunch of flamable materials...wow... And they were in there for 5minutes before they can rescue them? That's horrible, they didn't stand a chance...poor people who fly with NASA...

[@aidanprice9794]

@@myopinion2day the apollo 13 explosion wasnt negligence, just a minor issue that occurred multiple years prior to launch that compounded into a major issue. Nobody could have seen it coming

[@reigndrops4090]

DontLookBack astronaut**

[@mcintoshdev]

Its was called a Space Race you moron. I would imagine the USSR killed people that we will never even hear about because they were lying communists.

[@TotoDG]

Even if he never went to space, there is no way you can say Roger Chaffee wasn’t an astronaut. The risk he took was for the betterment of science and mankind.

[@khayangoma9064]

Amen to that

[@Takittack]

Agreed

[@redblade8160]

SovietOnion And in what way was this for the betterment of mankind; there are no signs showing this or do you always speak in platitudes?

[@Spacebug111]

Our onion

[@datura_boof]

😞

[@scoobiesnatches]

Rest in peace Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. Your sacrifice made a nation stand still while it moved forward to the Moon and beyond.

[@gigachad-jh1dh]

TinGamerTV nahhh nasa is preparing to go to the moon

[@arricammarques1955]

Crew didn't deserve too die during a ground test!

[@animeshkaushik6938]

@FREEDOM FROM THIS money system REGIME Flat earther alert

[@yunjiehong4649]

Brett Edson They were brave guys who sacrificed for human beings. Their names will be remembered by people.

[@noahhughes2501]

@tinwoods I don't think you know how gravity works, since effectively you will always be in earth's gravity. We can't measure the full distance of it's realm due to it being not only too far, but at a certain point, the atmosphere melds into the solar wind.

[@iram1981]

How much i learn from school: 10% How much i learn from KZbin: 90%

[@GavinDoesObjectShows]

Lol

[@ussarizonabb-3993]

Same

[@llibmukred5906]

Great point, I too have learned so much more information using Google search and KZbin than I ever did in the public school system.

[@markreese4533]

Same

[@knightwatchman]

Interesting comment. I started first grade in 1959. During the early to mid sixties during all the launches of Mercury and Gemini, TV(s) were brought into the classrooms to watch the launches and sometimes the returns. If the launch occurred during a lunch period TV(s) were brought into the cafeteria. In 5th grade during Ed White's space walk we listened to it on radio. It was an amazing time. I remember this incident well and the date January 27, 1967 and receiving the news of it that night.

[@RickyDownhillRDH]

Such a tragic and sad story. Test pilots and Astronauts are some of the bravest people you'll ever meet!!

[@captainkaos754]

Murdered

[@jarondavidson3484]

What about the people that also sacrificed themselves for our country

[@jonnybennett9493]

jaron davidson No ones really done that since WW2. The rest have been sent to potential death to further corporate greed.

[@geldbohne8732]

@@jarondavidson3484 what about this guy! what about that guy! why cant you just apreciate the bravery of those men instead of comparing it to someone else?

[@redblade8160]

@@geldbohne8732 Because there is nothing special about them...

[@keithdurant4570]

In a 100% oxygen atmosphere the human body is fuel for the fire.

[@twistedyogert]

Anything will burn at that concentration, even metal.

[@maxheadroom9014]

Suits survived the fire - crew died from asphyxiation

[@RusskiCommieBot]

I am reading that the Apollo 1 spacecraft was over pressurized to 16 psi during the accident. Why would Nasa over pressurize the capsule knowing the dangers of fire?

[@maxheadroom9014]

@@RusskiCommieBot you can't pressure test a spacecraft in space, so how do you test at sea level where there's already 13.7psi??? ANS: you pressure test at 16psi. They should have used nitrogen and not pure O2 and without crew.

[@RusskiCommieBot]

@@maxheadroom9014 I understand the need for pressure testing the spacecraft. I can't understand why they did the test with the astronauts inside knowing the danger. My understanding is post Apollo1 nitrogen was introduced while the space craft was on the ground and was bled off during the ascent to space. The spacecraft were supposedly pressurized at 5psi with pure oxygen during the flight thus reducing the risk of a catastrophic fire.

[@DonnieHardenJr]

"How are we going to get to the moon if we can't talk between 2 buildings?" "You tell 'em Gus!" "We didn't copy, what did you say?" "I said: HOW are we going to get to the moon if we can't talk between two or three buildings??" 90 seconds later he was burned alive...this is horrifying.

[@shamimazad007]

Damn after seeing the movie FIRST MAN seeing this.... Makes me feel what a sacrifice these men gave for this mission.

[@slimshady8408]

I don't give a damn who or what you are where you're from etcetera if you're a human being you need to get your ass down the movie theater preferably IMAX and see first man the Neil Armstrong biopic.

[@SpamMeGooglification]

Of course, that movie got most of the facts wrong about the tragedy.

[@TheUnitedMarshmallowFederation]

@@SpamMeGooglificationlike what?

[@robert7984]

Watch The Right Stuff

[@stopusingthis9724]

@@TheUnitedMarshmallowFederation Oh my God that movie was factually rotten. There are too many little details and a few really big ones that were either ignored or completely changed. Just watch some videos on the event. You won't have to spent too much time to clear up most of the fallacies. It was still an amazing movie though.

[@Voidsworn]

So, people died because corners cut and rushing.

[@HerrBjork]

...again

[@KrustyKlown]

much more complicated than that .... there was "rushing" because of the irrational "red scare" that embraced the USA at the time, a fear that the Soviet Union and Communism was going to take over the World. However, without that "rushing", our government would have canceled and/or defunded Apollo before we landed on the moon. History shows that the "red scare" hysteria started to diminish at the time of Apollo 17 (1972), when the follow on missions to the moon were canceled and public sentiment towards our involvement in Vietnam turned negative. If Apollo had been developed more slowly and carefully, by just 3 more years .. nobody may have ever landed a man on the moon.

[@Voidsworn]

@@KrustyKlown So, people died so that we could say "First!"?

[@KrustyKlown]

peanutbutter: keep in mind that during the 1960's space race, about 100 Soviets died, the risks they took were MUCH GREATER. Also, every US Astronaut was a volunteer who knew the high risks, nobody was purposely killed in order to get to the moon first. Lastly, the real win wasn't getting to the moon first, it was the enormous new tech industries that spawned from the Apollo program (integrated circuits for one), which powered the USA economy well ahead of all other countries, as the Soviet Union crumbed under financial strain.

[@Voidsworn]

@@KrustyKlown Dont get me wrong, all of that is the case, but it does ultimately seem to boil down to "first!", especially since we hardly did anything with the Moon after. Part of my issue with that, as an engineering type (AAS in electronics enginneering), poor design/short cuts and rushing things rub me wrong. People often blame the engineers, not the people tying the engineers' hands.

[@stellinam4199]

Its so sad that these people who dedicated their lives to space not only died young but left the world never being able to witness July 24th 1969. Rest in Peace Mr. White , Mr. Grissom, and Mr. Chaffee.

[@santiagolopez3909]

July 20th actually.

[@eksbocks9438]

It is. Three men who wanted to do something for our country. That is how I see those guys.

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@eksbocks9438what

[@Karabetter]

I remember as a little kid in a Midwest town closely following the details the Gemini flights. Hearing the news reports of this were devastating. My dad was a simple blue-collar worker, the news report of the details was the first time I saw him with tears running down his face. Very nicely done video. :)

[@fancyfree8599]

I am extremely sad to come across this news. Especially given their deaths were largely unnecessary. They were a great loss. May they rest in eternal peace.

[@cooperallen282]

Fancy Free their deaths caused the whole command module to be checked over and many things were redone and changed.

[@youdontwantthesecrumbs3996]

Dont use the word eternal buzz lightyear

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@youdontwantthesecrumbs3996what

[@camohawk6703]

my grandmother knew all the Apollo astronauts. she was saddened greatly when those three died.

[@snughug1181]

Heking rip

[@sangitamongar]

Omg they die? They didn’t come back?

[@bloated758]

sangita mongar watch the video, dipshit

[@pooper2664]

camo hawk *:(*

[@stickmann7363]

@@sangitamongar dumbasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[@andrewplanecrazycinematics]

Imagine how horrified the family of the pilot that dislocated his shoulder, knowing they almost lost a loved one, but still, 3 more families had to experience a horrible experience. R.I.P Apollo 1 Crew.

[@Bulskee]

The astronaut that dislocated his shoulder and had to be replaced, must have felt so unlucky at the time. In reality it saved his life!

[@dalethelander3781]

That was Donn Eisle.

[@Lxmer_nce]

"We got a fire in the cockpit!" ... "WE'RE BURNING UP!!"

[@BitcoinMotorist]

DatBoi Janzie “We’re burning up” or “open her up”

[@beastmaster0934]

2:55 This may sound heartless but Donn was lucky he dislocated his shoulder

[@ryanpalmer9739]

Do you think he sees it that way. Survivor's guilt is a messy business. There was probably many times he wished he was on there with his team.

[@nicksalvatore5717]

Ryan Palmer I know I would. I feel so bad for that young man who was trying to prove himself. I’d take his spot especially if I was a veteran like donn

[@GavinDoesObjectShows]

I agree he was lucky

[@jjgalletta66]

$50 says that he did it on purpose.

[@josiahmain9031]

RIP Uncle Don!!!

[@TomTimeTraveler]

If it weren't for the Apollo 1 fire, Gus Grissom would likely have been the first man on the moon. Deke Slayton had him chosen as the best of the bunch for the first manned landing.

[@niy._.]

There are these people And then, there are people who believe that the moon landing was fake But seriously though, RESPECT ✊ to these 👩‍🔬 scientists

[@TheWhiteTedyBear]

There are these people and there are people *

[@niy._.]

Singularis Lupus thanks typo

[@TheWhiteTedyBear]

@@niy._. no problem

[@ikoik7528]

where are profs,like fuckin photo of earth

[@tlatoanimachi]

Niyathi Y they were fake.

[@thomaskeown6897]

I was a huge space fan as a kid. My mother let me stay home to watch all the gemini and apollo launches. The names Chaffee, Grissom and White have been scarred into my mind since the day it happened. So glad there wasn't close up video of the incident.

[@samitshaikh8810]

man i didnt know this. it should be more known. seeker videos are both interesting and good quality. lol remember d news.

[@Zadesniper]

Not surprised, def wasn't taught this when I was in school

[@thomashumphrey4953]

See the film The Right Stuff, great movie, over 3 hrs long.

[@timcastle938]

Samit, one word, History. Lots and lots of things took place before you where born.

[@Shinnyuu2]

Oh they don’t teach you when America fails in school lol

[@Shinnyuu2]

Tim Castle and a lot of it gets omitted in history class

[@mboiko]

I was 12 and remember that day well because my Dad was working at Grumman (Bethpage NY) on LEM at the time. There was much discussion around the dinner table how/if this accident would affect the Apollo Program as a whole. Ironically 10 years later I myself would move from NY to Denver and work on the Shuttle Program for Lockheed Martin (then called Martin Marietta in their Software Group). Space is an unforgiving business, as it was then...as it is now.

[@questionreality6003]

It's a business where the stupid should be jailed for their pathetic incompetence, and the sanctioning government bodies should be made to pay massive indemnities to the injured thereof.

[@RB20ANDY]

I'm glad you presented this with a lot of respect, The thought of being belted up ready to launch and a fire breaking loose is unimaginable

[@Myrddnn]

My father went to work at Cape Kennedy right after the fire. His first project was to revamp and improve the fire suppression system for the tests like this one. I was a young teen at the time, but remember the drama and the seriousness of all those involved.

[@alt8791]

My respect for him and all people like him cannot be overstated.

[@avatarnang5803]

Damn... this was a somber vid. Gives you a good perspective on how many risks these astronauts go through. Great though, loving these latest Seeker videos. Keep it up.

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

Thanks for sharing this great story.

[@mr.albro14yearsago11]

Hey I saw you in a Mr. Test video!

[@-comment]

This is a cool format for the video. Keep em comin'! Awesome work guys.

[@zhonglislefttoe8906]

I feel so bad for the astronauts parents

[@collegeman1988]

The From The Earth To The Moon episode about the Apollo 1 fire is covered in great detail. Things like Velcro, which are normally not even combustible become extremely flammable in a 100 percent oxygen at high pressure environment.

[@phillipnguyen7877]

Im loving the cinematic features of this video! Keep it up!

[@CathyKitson]

This happened while my mother was in labour with me so I've always taken an interest in this incident. Something so sickening. I read somewhere that one of the men was beating on the door to get out, but I don't know if this was true. It would not be the last time NASA put speed before safety.

[@marksilla8276]

I'm loving the increase in the production value of your videos. Fits the topic.

[@egg1173]

The person's comment who only has 1 like (that was me!) has a heart by the KZbin Video Creator

[@Krustenkaese92]

love this new style of video

[@Seeker]

Thanks! We're glad you like it. Many more Apollo episodes to come!

[@elonmush4793]

19 more missions, right?

[@xxoldmagicxx]

It’s so updated Smithsonian channel and I love it!

[@butterflyman5428]

Rest in peace for those astronaut who dies at that time

[@frostfirei]

To most of you, this history, to me and others seniors, it was current events. Which still brings tears to my eyes.

[@izzaw]

Who else is watching a bunch of videos about NASA because of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing?

[@lastinline1420]

Me and I am still fascinated by it all. I was 9 in 1969.

[@foreverbooked2964]

@FREEDOM FROM THIS money system REGIME and then realising that it was true all along and then feeling embarrassed because all of your stupid comments you made? I am sure you'll feel like this someday

[@jasonmitchell9622]

Thank you for this video

[@michaelaltun]

Wow, Great video.. Now i'm sad about this.

[@Yesica1993]

I can't imagine how terrifying that must have been. (That's why I don't like to watch live launches. I'll watch a replay, once I know it went okay.)

[@Athar206]

Thanks.For this analysis.

[@StephenLuke]

RIP Gus Grissom (1926-1967) Ed White (1930-1967) and Robert B. Chaffee (1935-1967)

[@lorismartinoperfetto6908]

No words... just admiration

[@donna25871]

How different could history have been - would Grissom have been selected as the First Man if he had lived?

[@dnomadrid96]

Donna Cianciosi Probably

[@foreverbooked2964]

The space race would've ended quickly. There would also have been a chance of the us and Soviet union working together in space projects

[@evaphillips2102]

@@foreverbooked2964 what about Soyuz and Apollo?

[@jul30ie]

How are we going to talk from the moon if we can’t talk between 2-3 buildings. Brilliant.

[@sheagoff6009]

The fact that the men brought up concerns with the capsule before the test and nothing was done to make sure that the concerns were taken care of is just horrible.

[@user-gh5jc9tx5r]

They did the same thing with Challenger and Columbia

[@rlic9206]

I was 9 years old and into the space program, when this happened. I remember it well.

[@ryanmcintyre3616]

When the charred mess inside the cockpit was revealed, chills ran down my spine...

[@gopherb3985]

I remember seeing Grissom grave at Arlington when I was a kid. I didn't know who he was my mom told me the story.

[@michaeljordan9879]

I remember the day this happened. The school principal announced it over the classroom intercom and broke down in tears. Then the teacher gasped and started crying. I didn’t feel the shock of it. I just kept quiet and let them have their grief.

[@kurtfrancis4621]

53 years ago today . I SALUTE THESE MEN and their families. RIP.

[@GreyAdder]

A well-made brief summary.

[@suned6750]

Got to love testing a spacecraft in a community pool, its like a scene out of sandlot

[@maxheadroom9014]

Interestingly, the Rate Needles were indicating movement of the capsule. This could be interpreted as one of the astronauts moving inside the capsule, possibly to wiggle comms wires attempting to fix the static problem.

[@coopa_troopa0192]

My grandpa was 27 and he worked for NASA. He actually was there when it happened, and made friends with the astronauts, and they had a party at his apartment before it happened.. Apollo stopped their missions for a while and my grandpa got bored, quit, and moved back to Mississippi where he met my grandmother. Edit: He is no longer with us.

[@alvaroprego4393]

Thanks to them we are here today. RESPECT

[@foreverbooked2964]

@FREEDOM FROM THIS money system REGIME we are not talking about you. We are talking about humans who are proud on humanity's success. People like you keep doubting us. You all are always proved wrong but you don't fall down and keep making stupid comments. People like you doubt us and keep us from advancing. And then you complain that we are not advancing. The root cause of the problem are people like you

[@kryboard1723]

@FREEDOM FROM THIS money system REGIME huh. What a nice excuse trying to get to space ey? If youre serious then, please CORRECT YOUR SPELLINGS.

[@callum110597]

It's so shameful to lose all three, of the astronauts, during a test, for the first ever Apollo spacecraft.

[@jasonwebb1882]

My Uncle James said that he would have nightmares of this happening over and over again. He also said this was one of the hardest days of his life.

[@primozimo3041]

"How are we going get to Mars if we can't walk between 2 or 3 years.?" Such a tragic incident but it never will be forgotten. Thank you for your sacrifice so that future astronauts get travel safely. This may happen with Mars, but we can't give up, we must continue.

[@maddox9-107]

This is great to watch when your studying about apollo 1

[@kushalamruthraj3626]

Just imagine how frustrating it must have been for the crew to learn that they never see the outside world and will be burnt to a crisp inside that small crew cabin

[@dalmeow]

This. This is what I missed in First Man.

[@PropagandaWithASmile]

Huh? I just saw first man and this was totally there, its like a major plot point?

[@dalmeow]

@@PropagandaWithASmile I felt they missed out the details.

[@MonkeyHazard]

@@dalmeow They had the exact same quotes?

[@soldeIuna]

The damn tragedy itself was inaccurate. The cabin was filled with smoke and flames unlike a pressure decompression-thud.

[@starvalentino]

Yo the actual full length audio of them being burned alive... Omfg that shit haunts me to this day..

[@SupBro-ww9go]

Can't blame you

[@Dovietail]

This stupid, negligent accident had more in common with a domestic electrical fire than "the risks of space travel."

[@yeosyahzuan]

Hello Maren! :)

[@marcorp87]

"In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice so others could reach for the stars a rough road leads to the stars"

[@RWMoortgat]

Maren is such a charismatic host, I'd like a feature length documentary with her hosting

[@elsaalvarez8076]

Woooow¡¡ Esto no se sabe nunca , Muchas gracias por compartir esta historia ¡ la comparto¡ =[]

[@yunjiehong4649]

But the thing is, Apollo 11 successfully landed on the Moon within 10 years after Kennedy’s speech. That’s a incredible miracle. Gus, Ed and Roger, they were heroes because even they knew the aircraft was not that safe because of tight deadlines, but they were so brave to take a try. Landing on the moon was a tremendous deterrence for the evil Soviet Union which is a threat to world peace.

[@Lord_Magikarp]

Poor Chaffe. 😢 RIP

[@abbeyagrace2122]

This is actually interesting

[@kings_chronicle592]

When it comes to flying safety should always be a forefront of the conversation.

[@lillianlooney4941]

I remember learning about this in my earth and space science class in 12th grade. Sat there crying like a baby because these guys just wanted to go to space. :'(

[@PowerScissor]

The 100% oxygen part is just baffling decision. 2nd most confusing Apollo choice was to launch in the rain, during a thunderstorm of Apollo 12

[@anndaniels3545]

Can't imagine being in that claustrophobic capsule sitting back like that strapped in-- that would be bad enough for me. But to burn to death as well no escape? Nightmares are made of this..these poor guys all died so young. So dad.

[@lotus_story]

It took 10 tries to get to the moon. Did some brave people risk their lives? Yes. Were some just living off frozen food and oxygen? Yes. But all those years was it worth it? We remember the brave men here. Risking their lives to set foot on the moon.

[@PaxPirate]

Awesome video, but the bright flashes when changing shots and between the text really bothered my eyes. I would really appreciate if these could be used a little less in future videos. Otherwise I really liked this format and look forward to more.

[@mr.n0ne]

True. The content was great, but coz of the unnecessary flashes, watched it with skips

[@markireland7541]

There are few ways I don’t want to die burning alive is definitely one drowning been another .. Brave man 💪🏻

[@gabbie3174]

Heartbreaking

[@NxDoyle]

Well now, as hard as the goal of putting a man on the Moon was, it only covers half the challenge. Bringing him home safely, that was a critical part of the mission.

[@srinitaaigaura]

I wonder what was the reason for going for a pure oxygen environment. They were doing this since Mercury and knew the risk.

[@MrDoneboy]

I was five when I saw the funerals of these heroes! This ignited my passion for the space program to continue! Luckily for me, I had some really great teachers that allowed us to watch the liftoffs of Apollo 7,and Apollo 8..which TOOK US, AROUND THE MOON! I have always lived in Houston , and have met alt of these American heroes!

[@user-so1wr2oh1t]

It's all a complete lie. Look up why the Discovery shuttle had to lower their altitude.... radiation poisoning. There's no way any human stepped foot on the moon because of the crazy amount of radiation. Prove me wrong.

[@MrDoneboy]

@@user-so1wr2oh1t Maybe you'll believe it, when Artemis missions show the descent stages of the LEM's that landed there?

[@meganlouise9007]

Chaffee did earn the title of astronaut and he will forever be known as a pioneer. I hope all of them are at peace!

[@GavinDoesObjectShows]

Why would people dislike this??

[@harleyearl3289]

Donn F. Eisele. After dislocating his shoulder twice during training in January 1966, Eisele was replaced by Roger B. Chaffee. After corrective surgery on January 27, Eisele was named to the crew for the second crewed Apollo flight, with Command Pilot Walter "Wally" Schirra and Pilot Walter Cunningham. At this time, Eisele was promoted to the Senior Pilot position. In December 1966, Apollo 2 was cancelled on the grounds that it would be an unnecessary repeat of Apollo 1, and Schirra, Eisele, and Cunningham became the backups to Grissom's crew. But after Grissom, White, and Chaffee were killed in the Apollo 1 spacecraft fire of January 27, 1967, Schirra, Eisele, and Cunningham were named to fly the first crewed Apollo mission instead. It would ultimately be called Apollo 7. As the launch date approached, Eisele's participation was at risk; he was having an extramarital affair with a woman who would later become his second wife. Astronaut Office Chief Deke Slayton had warned the crew that they were all "expendable", and that any extramarital affairs must not become public. Eisele remained on the crew, and on October 11, 1968, Apollo 7 was launched on an 11-day mission-the first crewed flight test of the third generation United States spacecraft. By this time, the Senior Pilot title was changed to Command Module Pilot. Together with spacecraft commander Schirra and Lunar Module Pilot Cunningham, Eisele performed simulated transposition and docking maneuvers with the upper stage of their Saturn IB launch vehicle, and acted as navigator, taking star sightings and aligning the spacecraft's guidance and navigation platform. The crew completed eight successful test firing maneuvers of the service module's propulsion engine. They also tested the performance of all spacecraft systems and broadcast the first live televised coverage of crew activities. Apollo 7 was placed in an Earth-orbit with an apogee of 153.5 nautical miles (284.3 km; 176.6 mi) and perigee of 122.6 nautical miles (227.1 km; 141.1 mi).[2] The 260-hour, 4.5 million mile (7.25 Gm; 7.25 million km) shakedown flight was successfully concluded on October 22, 1968, with splashdown occurring in the Atlantic, 8 miles (15 km) from the carrier USS Essex and only 0.3 miles (0.48 km; 480 m) from the predicted target. Eisele logged 260 hours in space. Eisele served as backup Command Module Pilot for the 1969 Apollo 10 flight.[4] Eisele resigned from the Astronaut Office in 1970 and became technical assistant for manned spaceflight at the NASA Langley Research Center, a position he occupied until retiring from both NASA and the Air Force in 1972. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donn_F._Eisele =========== I bet he felt terrible after his shoulder injuries got him replaced for the Apollo 1 mission. He had no idea at the time how lucky he was. It's like watching a report about a plane crash, and you find out about somebody missing the doomed flight for some reason, and how lucky they were, but they were probably pretty p/oed about it at the time. I'll try to remind myself about this the next time I experience something unpleasant. In fact, now that I'm thinking about it, I've already experienced near misses when it comes to very minor tragedy vs something far worse. I bet a lot of people have experienced the same thing. I hope Eisele never suffered from survivor's guilt, but he may have. They're all together now, and have seen so much more than they ever could have when they were working for NASA. "Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds, - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there, I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air.... Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even eagle flew - And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, - Put out my hand, and touched the face of God." by John Gillespie Magee Jr. High Flight - Lockheed F-104 Version kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4XQpJJ9Zt6MhsU

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

I cannot understate how traumatized this was for the kids of the era. All of the space catastrophes are permanently etched onto the consciousness of those who watched or remember them. This one was particularly bad.

[@twistedyogert]

I'm worried that SpaceX and Blue Origin may make the same mistakes.

[@kingcosworth2643]

nothing safe about going into space, astronauts accept the risks and receive amazing rewards if all goes to plan. All of human progress seems to result in the deaths of humans somehow, look at medicine....

[@enigma1247]

They have other mixtures besides straight oxygen now like the Russians.

[@dlamarsobotor4573]

I'm not. Actually it's cold, but who cares anyway ?

[@alt8791]

Finding Freedom that’s why we test.

[@BELTRAN664]

They just did a test just for that

[@benjaminhitchcock6816]

its so sad i have tears in my eyes.

[@taY_Ler-MaDe]

This is so sad, these men and their families !! :( :(

[@littlestar5737]

We all owe a great deal to those three brave astronauts who lost their lives on Apollo 1. Sadly we only hear about Apollo 13, Challenger and Columbia accidents. But I bet hardly anyone knows about Apollo 1. That's unfair.

[@ziji6261]

when your pure oxygen environment is so epic even your command module thinks it's fire

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Terrible it was just in a test vehicle...God bless these guys for there bravery.thanks I learned a lot I thought Apollo 13 was inspirational and they made reference to these guys hence they not be forgotten ever,I thought that was nice touch in the movie....

[@jb9090]

When Challenger exploded, killing everyone onboard, in 1986 due to rubber gaskets that couldn’t seat correctly in cold weather, they were warned. Five engineers warned their managers prior to launch but NASA overruled them and launched anyway. Seven perished.

[@Tarheel13]

J B to many chiefs and not enough Indians.

[@wallybrown9509]

These men were pioneers, ever bit the equal to Louis and Clark, or Columbus. RESPECT

[@Vlasko60]

They were more like soldiers, doing what they were told.

[@wallybrown9509]

Vlasko60 Soldiers follow orders, astronauts are civilians, and don’t have to follow orders. They can quite at any time, and do something else. That’s the difference.

[@alisonm2558]

Why does she need 2 camera angles?

[@n310ea]

This is kinda like the 1970's DC-10 crash epidemic, where safety was sidelined in the aircraft to beat the L-1011 to the market.

[@gravijta936]

Maren is great, but this is just wrong without Amy. Can we go back in time?

[@IsabellaaHunterr]

I’m working on my school and well this is what I’m learning

[@palabinash]

I didn't know about this....