On the anniversary of the deadly Jan. 27, 1967, Apollo 1 fire, LIFE remembers astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.
On the anniversary of the deadly Jan. 27, 1967, Apollo 1 fire, LIFE remembers astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.
Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom after the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) flight. Grissom enjoys a meal aboard the recovery ship, U.S.S. Randolph, following his 15 minute, 37 seconds suborbital space mission. Date: 7/21/1961 Image Credit: NASA View the original image. Visit the NASA APPEL website. Read more from "This Month in NASA History: Apollo 1 - Abandon in Place"
On the anniversary of the deadly Jan. 27, 1967, Apollo 1 fire, LIFE remembers astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.