11K views · 287 reactions | On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/ez1ouH The Apollo 1 fire was the first major deadly disaster in the history of the U.S. space program. Apollo 1 was supposed to be the first flight that NASA would conduct to prepare for a crewed landing on the moon. Less than a month before their planned launch date, a fire erupted inside

67K views · 2.3K reactions | Watch as Apollo 4, the largest space vehicle ever to be launched as of that date, lifted off #OnThisDay in 1967. It was the first flight of a Saturn V—the rocket that took NASA astronauts to the Moon more than 50 years ago. https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-4/ | NASA History | Facebook