APOLLO 1 ( AS-204 )

Apollo 1 insignia

Apollo 1 prime crew

Edward H.White.II:CMP, Virgil I. Grissom:CDP, Roger B. Chaffee:LMP (Left to right)

Mission Status

Launch date(Projected)	21.Feb.1967
Mission Designation	AS-204 / SA-204
Launch Pad	PAD 34A
Spacecraft
CSM	CSM-012
LM	(not loaded)
Launch vehcle
Type	Saturn IB
First Stage	S-IB-204
Second Stage	S-IVB-204
Prime crew
Commander Pilot:CDP	Virgil I. Grissom
CM Pilot:CMP	Edward H.White.II
LM Pilot:LMP	Roger B. Chaffee
Backup crew
Commander Pilot:CDP	Walter M. Schirra, Jr
CM Pilot:CMP	Donn F. Eisele
LM Pilot:LMP	Walter Cunningham
Mission Objective
First manned Apollo space craft mission. Test of launch facility, tracking and control system. Performance test of Apollo/Saturn booster. Earth orbit flight for maximum 14 days.
Mission Result
January 27, 1967. Tragedy struck on the launch pad during a "plugs out" test. The three astronauts lost their lives when a fire swept through the Command Module

NASA Past Missions Apollo Apollo 1 (NASA)

NASA Apollo Mission Apollo-1(NASA KSC)

The Apollo 1 tragedy(NASA GSFC)

CSM-012 Apollo1
BLOCK1. RCSs align tandem above hatch. Scimitar antenna on CM. Appearance of SM is very different toward BLOCK2.

Mission Photos

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  Apollo 1 Mission Photos