Apollo Command Module 012

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Apollo Command Module 012 was the crew capsule used for the Apollo 1 mission, tragically destroyed in a 1967 launch pad fire that killed its three-astronaut crew.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apollo command module
crewed spacecraft capsule
spacecraft component
alsoKnownAs Apollo 1 command module NERFINISHED
CM-012 NERFINISHED
associatedWith Apollo 1 crew fatalities
pre-launch ground test accident
atmosphereCompositionDuringTest 100 percent oxygen
configuration Block I Apollo command module
countryOfOperator United States of America
surface form: United States
crewMember Edward H. White II NERFINISHED
Roger B. Chaffee NERFINISHED
Virgil I. Grissom NERFINISHED
crewRoleAssignment Chaffee – Pilot
Grissom – Command Pilot NERFINISHED
White – Senior Pilot
crewSize 3
currentLocation Langley Research Center (secured storage, not on public display) NERFINISHED
designedFor Earth orbit test of Apollo spacecraft systems
destructionCause launch pad fire
destructionDate 1967-01-27
event Apollo 1 fire
failureMode cabin fire in pressurized pure-oxygen environment
hatchType inward-opening hatch
impactOnPolicy led to more rigorous spacecraft certification procedures
strengthened NASA safety culture
intendedOrbit low Earth orbit
launchDate 1967-02-21
launchSite Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 NERFINISHED
LC-34 NERFINISHED
legacy contributed to adoption of quick-opening outward-opening hatch
influenced changes in materials and wiring in later Apollo spacecraft
led to major redesign of Apollo command module
prompted improvements in spacecraft fire safety
locationOfAccident Launch Complex 34, Cape Kennedy, Florida NERFINISHED
manufacturer North American Aviation NERFINISHED
mission Apollo 1 NERFINISHED
operator NASA
partOf Apollo 1 NERFINISHED
preservationStatus partially preserved as accident evidence
program Apollo program NERFINISHED
programPhase pre-flight ground testing
serialNumber 012
status destroyed
testTypeAtTimeOfFire plugs-out test

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AS-204 spacecraftName Apollo Command Module 012