January 2011
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Apollo 1: 44 years ago today
The Apollo 1 astronauts pose in a photo that supposedly expressed their concern about the reliability of the command module.
NASA lost its first astronauts on this day in 1967. Roger Chaffee, Gus Grisson and Ed White died in a fire during a test of the Apollo command module.
During the test, the module was pressurised with pure Oxygen, as it would be during the flight. The increased pressure...
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Discovery Fuel Tank Repairs Complete
Today, Discovery’s fuel tank repairs are scheduled to be completed. The much-delayed final launch of NASA’s oldest surviving shuttle is expected to occur no sooner than 24th February 2011. Discovery begins her rollout to the pad on 31st January.