In memoriam

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Today in 1967, Apollo 1 astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee were killed in a fire during a test of the spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center.

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January 27th 1621 - Birth of Thomas Willis, English physician
Lee McIntyre has a good article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is discussing the wholesale assault on truth in our culture:
"If we die, we want people to accept it. We're in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life." -Gus Grissom

OMG i remember that ..it was horrible ..i was just old enough to remember when both Ham and Laika (the animals)were shot into space and i prayed for them both ..you can't imagine the complete shock i felt at the 1st human deaths from the USA space program ...there was a sort of unstated national idea that God was on our side (and of course i was only about 12 at the time)

By brightmoon (not verified) on 27 Jan 2007 #permalink

Thanks for remembering this, John. This day always gets lost since Challenger (anniversary tomorrow). In a scientific sense, these guys were the ultimate experimentalists and should always be remembered for their bravery and dedication. Great picture as well.