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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 .
The mission, which the men named Apollo 1 in June, was originally planned for late 1966 to coincide with the last Gemini mission, but the impracticality of making the Gemini capsule and systems compatible with Apollo and delays in the spacecraft development pushed the launch into 1967. [49] [50] The launch of Apollo 1 was planned for February ...
Unidentified flying objects have been reported by astronauts while in space. These sightings have been claimed as evidence for extraterrestrial life by ufologists.. Some of the alleged sightings never occurred: science fiction writer Otto Binder perpetuated a hoax claiming Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong had encountered UFOs during the Apollo mission. [1]
U.S. Air Force Academy cadet, Avery Koonce, was found dead in her dorm in Colorado Springs. She was a beloved graduate of Thrall High School.
Koonce was a high school track star who was a member of the academy’s track and field team. A sprinter at Thrall High School in Taylor, Texas, she ran 100 meters in 12.12 seconds and 200 meters ...
The U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) is investigating the death of a 19-year-old cadet who was found unconscious in her dorm earlier this week. Cadet 4th Class Avery Koonce, of Taylor, Texas, died ...
Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer and pilot in the United States Air Force, as well as one of the original men, the Mercury Seven, selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Project Mercury, a program to train and launch astronauts into outer space.
Authorities are investigating the death of a 19-year-old U.S. Air Force Academy cadet from Texas who was found unconscious in her dormitory Wednesday night. Avery Koonce, 19, was a "well-rounded ...