These three American sons — Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee — were lost in appalling circumstances, yet their sacrifice helped facilitate the success of the Apollo program’s push to ...

On this date, Jan. 27, 1967, NASA astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee died during a pre-launch test for Apollo 1. A flash fire swept through the capsule so quickly ...

Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee had been selected as the crew for Apollo 1, the first flight of the next generation of spacecraft succeeding the Gemini program. On January 27, 1967 ...

Located in the serene Spring Mill State Park, the Gus Grissom Memorial ... key themes from Grissom’s career, such as celestial motifs and designs reminiscent of the Apollo spacecraft.