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Topic: Apollo 1: The Tragedy (Ryan Walters)
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Ryan Walters Member Posts: 79 From: Euless, Texas Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 08-16-2020 10:50 AM
Hello all! I just wanted to announce that I have a book coming out on May 11, 2021 on the tragedy of Apollo 1. It is being published by Regnery History. I just hope that my effort gives those three guys some justice and will help preserve their memories for future generations!! Apollo 1: The Tragedy That Put Us on the Moon by Ryan S. Walters On January 27, 1967, astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee climbed into a new spacecraft perched atop a large Saturn rocket at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a routine dress rehearsal of their upcoming launch into orbit, then less than a month away. All three astronauts were experienced pilots and had dreams of one day walking on the moon. But little did they know, nor did anyone else, that once they entered the spacecraft that cold winter day they would never leave it alive. The Apollo program would be perilously close to failure before it ever got off the ground.But rather than dooming the space program, this tragedy caused the spacecraft to be completely overhauled, creating a stellar flying machine to achieve the program’s primary goal: putting man on the moon. Apollo 1 is a candid portrayal of the astronauts, the disaster that killed them, and its aftermath. In it, readers will learn: - How the Apollo 1 spacecraft was doomed from the start, with miles of uninsulated wiring and tons of flammable materials in a pure oxygen atmosphere, along with a hatch that wouldn’t open
- How, due to political pressure, the government contract to build the Apollo 1 craft went to a bidder with an inferior plan
- How public opinion polls were beginning to turn against the space program before the tragedy and got much worse after
Apollo 1 is about America fulfilling its destiny of man setting foot on the moon. It’s also about the three American heroes who lost their lives in the tragedy, but whose lives were not lost in vain. - Hardcover: 288 pages
- Regnery History (May 11, 2021)
- ISBN-10: 1684510945
- ISBN-13: 978-1684510948
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Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4311 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 08-16-2020 10:56 AM
Ryan, I look forward to reading your Apollo 1 book. I was wondering whether the late Stephen Clemmons was a contributor: a one time member until his sad passing a year or two ago? Stephen was a technician on Pad 34 on the night of the fire and was I believe working on his own book at the time of his passing. Stephen was quite outspoken about events that night and I was hoping his work at least in part may have found its way in to your book. |
Philip Member Posts: 6082 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 08-17-2020 11:24 AM
Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to it! |
randy Member Posts: 2391 From: West Jordan, Utah USA Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 08-17-2020 12:34 PM
Pre-ordered my copy today. Can't wait! |
David C Member Posts: 1233 From: Lausanne Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 08-19-2020 09:14 AM
I need to know a bit more. Think I'll wait for reviews. |
Fra Mauro Member Posts: 1736 From: Bethpage, N.Y. Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 08-19-2020 05:25 PM
I was always surprised at how few books were dedicated solely to this tragedy. |
astro-nut Member Posts: 1014 From: Washington, IL Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 09-12-2020 12:14 PM
Looking forward to this book. This should be a good book to read and a book about Apollo 1 is long overdue. |