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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn IBLaunch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Apollo 1 (Failure before launch)
Launched
January 27, 1967 · 23:31 UTC
Summary
Apollo 1 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn IB from Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 27, 1967 at 23:31 UTC. The mission failed: Crew and spacecraft lost due to a cabin fire that occurred during a launch rehearsal at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 on January 27, 1967. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 87th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 655th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Saturn IB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 crew members flew: Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger B. Chaffee. The spacecraft was Apollo CSM-012 (CSM-012).
- Result
- Crew and spacecraft lost due to a cabin fire that occurred during a launch rehearsal at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 on January 27, 1967.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Saturn IB flight · 1st this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 87th launch1st this yearhumanity's 655th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Gus GrissomCommand Pilot · NASA · age 40 · 3rd flight
Ed WhiteSenior Pilot · NASA · age 36 · 2nd flight
Roger B. ChaffeePilot · NASA · age 31 · first flight
Spacecraft
Apollo CSM-012 (CSM-012)
CSM-012 was an Apollo Command & Service Module that was planned to be used in the Apollo 1 mission. It was destroyed by a fatal cabin fire during a launch rehearsal on January 27, 1967.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: under an hour
The Apollo 1 spacecraft was destroyed in a cabin on the ground fire during a launch dress rehearsal.
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About this launch
Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was the first crewed mission of the United States Apollo program, the undertaking to land the first man on the Moon. It was planned to launch on February 21, 1967, as the first low Earth orbital test of the Apollo command and service module. The mission never flew; a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 on January 27 killed all three crew members—Command Pilot Gus Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee—and destroyed the command module (CM). The name Apollo 1, chosen by the crew, was made official by NASA in their honor after the fire.
Pad
Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
7th launch from Launch Complex 34, 1st this year · 195th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 27, 6:31 PM GMT-5, in twilight
9 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
155 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Apollo 1 launch?
Apollo 1 launched on January 27, 1967 at 23:31 UTC.
Why did Apollo 1 fail?
Crew and spacecraft lost due to a cabin fire that occurred during a launch rehearsal at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 on January 27, 1967.
Where can I watch Apollo 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Apollo 1?
Saturn IB, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn IB spec sheet
Where did Apollo 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 27, 6:31 PM GMT-5 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Apollo 1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a human exploration mission.
Which program is Apollo 1 part of?
Apollo. About Apollo