Apollo 1 (1967): AS-204 Ground Test Fire and Investigation

1. Apollo AS-204 assigned as first crewed Apollo test

   Nov 1, 1966Labels: AS-204 spacecraft, Gus Grissom, Apollo crew

   • Britannica
   • NASA History

2. Command Module removed from altitude chamber

   Jan 3, 1967Labels: CM-012, Altitude chamber

   • NASA Apollo204

3. Spacecraft mated to launch vehicle at LC-34

   Jan 6, 1967Labels: Launch Complex, Saturn IB

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4. Crewed “plugs-out” countdown test begins

   Jan 27, 1967Labels: Plugs-out test, AS-204 crew

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   • NASA History

5. Cabin fire kills Grissom, White, and Chaffee

   Jan 27, 1967Labels: Cabin fire, Grissom White

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   • Apollo Chronology

6. NASA establishes Apollo 204 Review Board

   Jan 28, 1967Labels: Apollo 204, Floyd L

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7. Astronauts buried; national mourning continues

   Jan 31, 1967Labels: Funerals, Arlington Cemetery

   • Arlington
   • Shapell

8. Investigation panels document test and hardware

   Mar 19, 1967Labels: Investigation panels, Hardware analysis

   • NASA Proceedings
   • Apollo Chronology

9. AS-204 redesignated “Apollo 1” in tribute

   Apr 1, 1967Labels: Apollo 1, AS-204

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   • NASA Apollo1

10. Final Apollo 204 Review Board report submitted

    Apr 5, 1967Labels: Final Review, James E

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    • National Archives

11. NASA implements major fire-safety redesigns

    Oct 1, 1967Labels: Command Module, Fire-safety changes

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    • NASA Apollo7

12. Apollo 7 flies first successful crewed Apollo mission

    Oct 11, 1968Labels: Apollo 7, Crewed Apollo

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13. Launch Complex 34 becomes a lasting memorial site

    Oct 22, 1968Labels: Launch Complex, Memorial site

    • LC 34
    • Arlington