Apollo 1 senior pilot Edward H. White II is suiting up at the Kennedy Space Center in preparation fo…

Apollo 1 pilot Roger B. Chaffee is suiting up at the Kennedy Space Center in preparation for trainin…

Apollo 1 astronauts (bottom to top) Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee po…

Apollo 1 crew in transfer van at  Kennedy Space Center. January 19, 1967.

Astronauts for the first manned "Apollo 1" mission ride the transfer van enroute to launch "Complex …

Apollo 1 crew arrives at launch Complex 34 for test at the Kennedy Space Center, January 25, 1967.

Apollo 1 astronauts Edward H. White II, Roger B. Chaffee and  Virgil "Gus" Grissom training in comm…

Astronauts for the first manned Apollo 1 mission (l-r) Edward H. White, senior pilot; Roger B. Chaff…

 Apollo 1 crew at launch complex 34, crosses an access arm to the command module for the last time …

Exterior view of the Apollo 204 spacecraft after the fire, which killed astronauts Grissom, White an…

Interior view of the Apollo 204 spacecraft after the fire, which killed astronauts Grissom, White an…

Interior view of the Apollo 204 spacecraft after the fire, which killed astronauts Grissom, White an…

Exterior view of the Apollo 204 spacecraft after the fire, which killed astronauts Grissom, White an…

The flag-draped coffin of astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom is being escorted at Arlington National Cem…

The flag-draped coffins of astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee are…

The flag-draped coffin of astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom is carried to a hearse from the Air Force B…

The fire-ravaged Apollo 204 command module is lowered from the gantry at "Pad 34" on February 17, 19…

View of severely damaged area near the floor in the lower forward section of the left-hand equipment…

Officer stands guard in front of the disassembled Apollo 204 command module at Langley Research Cent…

Officer stands guard in front of the disassembled Apollo 204 command module (Apollo 1) by  fire. La…