![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/terrifying-audio-resurfaces-from-inside-space-capsule-during-the-apollo-1-disaster/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_Apollo-1-Crew.jpg&description=Apollo 1 became one most infamous space race disasters in which three astronauts lost their lives in a simple training exercise which sparked a horrific fire Terrifying audio has resurfaced from inside the space capsule during the Apollo 1 disaster. Apollo 1 became one most infamous space race disasters in which three astronauts lost their lives in a simple training exercise. A fire erupted in the cockpit of Apollo 1 on January 27, 1967, causing the horrific deaths of NASA astronauts Virgil I. 'Gus' Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee. The blaze broke out at Cape Kennedy when the astronauts were conducting a countdown simulation. The crew tried desperately to open the hatch and let themselves out but died from the poison gases swirling around in the cockpit. It was alleged that Grissom had little faith in the ship and considered the design sloppy and unsafe - and just seconds before the disaster, he would have his crew take a mocking portrait which showed them bowing in prayer. Allegedly, the high oxygen flow indicator repeatedly triggered Apollo 1's master alarm, before unthinkable happened and the capsule caught fire. Horrific audio of the moment tragedy occurred has resurfaced - with Chaffee shouting 'fire' before all hell broke loose. For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US Chaffee goes on to shout: "We've got a fire in the cockpit. Let's get out. We're burning up." The words were followed by screams of agony as they were engulfed by flames. It is believed the Apollo 1 caught fire underneath a seat, and due to the hatch being air-tight and sealed so heavily, White was unable to open it in time to let the astronauts out. In a statement, NASA said: "At 6:31 p.m., a flash fire broke out inside the cabin. The astronauts, in vain, attempted to open the inner hatch, while the pad crew valiantly worked to open the outer two hatches, their attempts hampered by dense smoke and heat. By the time they opened the h){kind=link}
Apollo 1 became one most infamous space race disasters in which three astronauts lost their lives in a simple training exercise which sparked a horrific fire
Terrifying audio has resurfaced from inside the space capsule during the Apollo 1 disaster.
Apollo 1 became one most infamous space race disasters in which three astronauts lost their lives in a simple training exercise. A fire erupted in the cockpit of Apollo 1 on January 27, 1967, causing the horrific deaths of NASA astronauts Virgil I. ‘Gus’ Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee.
The blaze broke out at Cape Kennedy when the astronauts were conducting a countdown simulation. The crew tried desperately to open the hatch and let themselves out but died from the poison gases swirling around in the cockpit.
It was alleged that Grissom had little faith in the ship and considered the design sloppy and unsafe – and just seconds before the disaster, he would have his crew take a mocking portrait which showed them bowing in prayer.