Apollo 1 was originally designated AS-204 but following the fire, ... Left to right in their pressurized space suits are astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Roger B. Chaffee and Edward H. White II.

Nancy-Lee Rodden was given an unexpected task after she got an accounting degree in college and started working.

On the afternoon of Jan. 27, clad in their space suits, the crew boarded the Apollo 1 capsule, perched high atop the Saturn IB. Grissom noticed a strange odor, like soured buttermilk, ...

The launch of Apollo 1 was slated for February 21st, 1967, ... All three astronauts entered the module in fully pressurized space suits, while the cabin was pressurized and filled with oxygen.

Astronauts will wear the suits during the Artemis mission to the moon. Here’s how they stack up against other space suits. The new spacesuit that will go to the moon sometime in the 2030s looks ...

The decision proved to be a good one, and the space suits served all 12 Americans who have walked on the Moon. In fact, the company is still responsible for producing NASA’s space suits to this day.

What: Sonoma International Film Festival screening of “Apollo 1” When: 11 a.m. Thursday, March 20; and 3 p.m. Saturday, March 22.Astronaut Rusty Schweickart and Mark Craig, the film’s ...

Item 1 of 2 A view of a detail of Buzz Aldrin's flown inflight coverall jacket, worn by him on his mission to the Moon and back during Apollo 11, that was sold for $2,772,500 at Sotheby's, in New ...

If Apollo 13 left you starstruck, these 15 space thrillers deliver cosmic drama, heart, and zero-gravity excitement.

A little less than two years later, in October 1968, Cunningham, Wally Schirra, and Donn Eisele became the first Apollo crew to successfully venture into space. Over the next three years, Apollo ...

Project Gemini Suit. March 1965: Version 1. Designed by NASA based on the X-15 high-altitude pressure suit, the Gemini spacesuit was worn by astronauts for launch, in-flight activities and landing.

The suits will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission, marking humankind’s first return to the moon since 1972. It will see the first woman and the first person of color walk on the moon.