How Did The Fire Start?
The Apollo 204 Accident Review Board was promptly created by NASA to examine and fully identify the source of the fire. A congressional committee was also in charge of NASA’s investigation. An electrical fault was revealed to be the source of the fire. The fire spread so quickly due to the combustible nylon material, as well as the high pressure and pure oxygen chamber. The plug door hatch for an escape route could not be opened due to the cabin’s internal pressure. The next Apollo mission was launched in October 1968.
How Did The Fire Start
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Apollo 7, the next crewed mission, orbited the globe 163 times with a three-person crew. Because it was the first American mission to broadcast live television images to the general public, it was a historic mission. Commander Walter M. Schirra, command module pilot Donn F. Eisele, and pilot R. Walter Cunningham.
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