Roger Chaffee with Edward White and Virgil Grissom in Space Capsule

(Original Caption) Apollo-1 astronauts lying in a supine position inside the Saturn I space capsule simulator are (left to right): Roger Chaffee (only head and shoulder are visible), Edward White, and Virgil (Gus) Grissom, January 17th. The U.S. space agency announced January 23rd that February 21st will be the launch date which opens the manned phase of America's lunar landing venture. The nation's first three man astronaut team will be hurled aloft by a powerful Saturn I rocket to give the Apollo moonship a shakedown flight lasting up to 14 days.
(Original Caption) Apollo-1 astronauts lying in a supine position inside the Saturn I space capsule simulator are (left to right): Roger Chaffee (only head and shoulder are visible), Edward White, and Virgil (Gus) Grissom, January 17th. The U.S. space agency announced January 23rd that February 21st will be the launch date which opens the manned phase of America's lunar landing venture. The nation's first three man astronaut team will be hurled aloft by a powerful Saturn I rocket to give the Apollo moonship a shakedown flight lasting up to 14 days.
Roger Chaffee with Edward White and Virgil Grissom in Space Capsule
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