Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA astronauts, including Grand Rapids native Roger B. Chaffee.
More than 50 years after Apollo 17, NASA’s Artemis II will send four astronauts on a 10-day loop around the Moon to test the agency’s deep-space hardware.
On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 1 fire was the first major deadly disaster in the history of ...
On the annual Day of Remembrance, "Apollo 1," a film that highlights a NASA tragedy during the race to the moon, was showcased.
On this day in aviation and space history, 57 years ago (October 10, 1968), NASA launched Apollo 7-the first successful crewed mission of the Apollo program. At precisely 15:02:45 UTC, a Saturn IB ...
Artemis II prepares for launch in early February, marking the first crewed mission towards the moon since Apollo 17.