Friday marks 50 years since the Apollo 1 tragedy that killed Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. The astronauts died when the module caught on fire on the launch pad during a training exercise. More: http://via.whnt.com/mlYAu | WHNT News 19

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In January 1967, audio was recorded during a routine ground test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft at Launch Complex 34. The recording comes from NASA’s ground communication loop, capturing radio transmissions between the capsule and mission control. The test ended when a sudden fire broke out inside the sealed capsule, leading to the loss of the three-man crew. The audio preserves the final moments of communication and was later used by investigators to understand how quickly the incident unfolded. Th