Launch Complex 34

24 Oct
2018
October 24, 2018

Apollo 7: Rise of the Phoenix

After the tragic loss of the Apollo 1 crew on January 27, 1967, NASA’s goal to land a man on the Moon before the end of […]
Manned Spaceflight, Spaceflight
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27 Jan
2017
January 27, 2017

The Future That Never Came: The Unflown Mission of Apollo 1

The tragic Apollo 1 fire of January 27, 1967 which killed NASA astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee was a defining moment in the […]
Manned Spaceflight, Spaceflight
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25 Aug
2016
August 25, 2016

AS-202: The Last Test Flight Before Apollo 1

By the summer of 1966 it had already been five years since the late President John F. Kennedy had committed the United States to a manned […]
Manned Spaceflight, Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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26 Feb
2016
February 26, 2016

The First Flight of the Apollo-Saturn IB

For long time space enthusiasts like myself, the test flights of the Orion and other new crewed spacecraft in recent years is reminiscent of the first […]
Manned Spaceflight, Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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