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23 Ιαν 2017 · A pure oxygen atmosphere was one option, as it required a lighter environmental control system to produce than a more complex mix of nitrogen and oxygen.
13 Απρ 2019 · It was only after the Apollo 1 fire that NASA changed the cabin environment for launch; it was too late to change the cabin for the full mission. When the spacecraft was on the launch pad, it was an oxygen-nitrogen mix. Those gases were bled out and replaced with pure oxygen for the remained for the mission.
27 Ιαν 2012 · After the Apollo 1 fire, a tragedy that killed three astronauts in 1967, NASA changed its thinking about space capsule design and safety forever.
25 Ιουν 2016 · The Apollo 1 accident investigation prompted NASA to revisit the spacecraft’s pure oxygen environment, the benefits of the simpler and lighter single gas system and a low density flight ...
16 Νοε 2023 · The interior of the Apollo 1 Command Module, which was filled with pure oxygen, ignited during a devastating flash fire on Jan. 27, 1967, which killed the three crew members trapped inside.
Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was planned to be the first crewed mission of the Apollo program, [1] the American undertaking to land the first man on the Moon. It was planned to launch on February 21, 1967, as the first low Earth orbital test of the Apollo command and service module.
3 Φεβ 2022 · As they would on launch day, the astronauts and ground crews sealed the three hatches of the capsule and pressurized it with pure oxygen at 16.7 pounds per square inch (psi), slightly higher than atmospheric pressure. At 6:31 p.m., a flash fire broke out inside the cabin.
