Uncategorized January 27, 2025 – Apollo 1 Astronauts 2025-01-272026-01-25 On January 27, 1967, during a test on the pad in Florida, Apollo 1 Command Pilot Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee were killed due to…
Uncategorized May 27, 2020 – #LaunchAmerica 2020-05-272020-05-27 Today the flags of the United States and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration fly in honor of the first crewed launch from American soil in nine years. At 1:33…
Uncategorized February 1, 2020 – Columbia Astronauts 2020-02-012020-01-26 On February 1, 2003, during its re-entry into earth's atmosphere, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated due to a basketball sized hole in the leading edge of its left wing, caused…
Uncategorized January 28, 2020 – Challenger Astronauts 2020-01-282020-01-26 On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after liftoff due to the failure of an O-Ring in one of the two solid rocket boosters. This, the…