Apollo 1’s Fatal Fire Almost Ended the Spaceflight Program | Apollo

All three Apollo 1 astronauts were killed during a pre-launch test. In the months leading up to the disaster, there were several red flags that cemented the crew’s fate. While going to space and space exploration have always been a risk, from the very start of the Apollo Program, NASA got a stark realization of just how dangerous its Apollo moon missions would be and the space travel mission almost ended before it even got off the ground. In the mid 1960s, NASA was working fast, attempting to take another step toward President John F. Kennedy’s goal of a moon landing by the end of the decade.