Today, we remember the crew of Apollo 1. On Jan. 27, 1967, Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were tragically killed in a fire in the Apollo Command Module during a preflight test at Cape Canaveral. Tweet added by Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex @ExploreSpaceKSC

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Today, we remember the crew of Apollo 1. On Jan. 27, 1967, Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were tragically killed in a fire in the Apollo Command Module during a preflight test at Cape Canaveral.

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Ryan Spooner 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈

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@ExploreSpaceKSC This is so sad, my thoughts are with them and their families.

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Pete K.

@spaceracer60

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@ExploreSpaceKSC Never forget! What a sacrifice😔.

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Dr Sara Dodd 💙

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@ExploreSpaceKSC The memorial at the Saturn 5 centre is so moving #RIP

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For All Moonkind

@ForAllMoonkind

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@ExploreSpaceKSC Another more fitting way to memorialize all those who gave their lives in pursuit of space is to protect and preserve humanity's first steps on the Moon -- sites which today, enjoy no formal international recognition.

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