Apollo 1 in Photographs

<strong>A detailed visual record of the Apollo 1 tragedy.</strong><br/> <br/> The Apollo Photo Archive series comprises the most comprehensive pictorial record of America’s moon-landing program ever published.<br/> <br/> In January 1967, the Apollo 1 command module caught fire on the launchpad, claiming the lives of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. Apollo 1, expected to be a triumphant first manned mission for the program, thus ended in tragedy and devastation.<br/> <br/> With more than 500 photos, this volume includes the arrival and assembly of the rocket and spacecraft, crew selection and training, preflight activities, the launchpad fire, and subsequent investigation.