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Podcast: Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
Episode: The Apollo 1 Disaster
Description: In the early 1960s, the United States was always a step behind the Soviet Union in the space race.Â
By the mid-1960s, the Americans had caught up. They didn’t have many glamorous firsts, but they were doing increasingly difficult things in space.
All of that came crashing to a halt on January 27, 1967, when three astronauts died in what was a seemingly routine training exercise.Â
Learn more about the Apollo 1 Disaster, how it happened, and how it influenced the future of the Apollo program on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.