CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA – Friday marks the 50th Anniversary of the first major, deadly disaster for the U.S. Space program: the Apollo 1 fire.
On January 27, 1967 a fire erupted inside the Apollo command module during a pre-flight rehearsal test, killing three astronauts who were trapped inside.
To honor the brave astronauts who lost their lives in the line of duty, NASA holds a series of ceremonies every year.
Today NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will unveil a new Apollo 1 tribute in its visitor complex at the Apollo/Saturn 5 Center.
The ceremony will be open to the public and you can watch the live webcast started at 11 a.m. and you can watch it online.