During a training exercise in the Apollo 1 command module on January 27, 1967, a flash fire, later determined to be caused by exposed wiring in the highly pressurized, oxygen-saturated environment, engulfed the capsule. Within minutes, all three crew members, unable to escape from the tightly sealed capsule, had perished in the most deadly American space-related accident until the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger nearly two decades later. Very rare color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 1 crew posing in their blue flight suits with a model of their capsule, signed in blue felt tip, “Edward H. White II,” “Gus Grissom,” and “Roger B. Chaffee.” In fine condition, with some light creasing to lower right corner tip. Only 15 to 20 Apollo 1 crew-signed portraits are believed to exist. This very photo, when it last appeared on the market, sold for over $10,000. Easily considered the rarest of all Apollo crew signed portraits, this is the first one we have ever offered! Pre-certified Scott Cornish and RRAuction COA.
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