Join Jenny, the Disaster Queen as she discusses the Apollo 1 disaster, which resulted in the death of three astronauts on the ground -- NOT in space. We'll learn about how and why NASA was blindsided by this disaster, about the brave men who died in this tragic accident, and how NASA took steps to ensure that this kind of failure during a routine test would never happen again.

Here are the resources I used to research this episode:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/55-years-ago-the-apollo-1-fire-and-its-aftermath

Documentary: Mission Control

Documentary: Apollo: Missions to the Moon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon#:~:text=%22We%20choose%20to%20go%20to,on%20the%20Moon%20before%201970.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_White_(astronaut)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_B._Chaffee

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