Air & Space Magazine Three Gallant Men Forty years ago, astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee lost their lives in the U.S. space program’s first fatal accident. January 27, 2007 ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source Forty years ago, astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee lost their lives in the U.S. space program's first fatal accident. AirSpaceMag.com You Might Also Like The Rebirth of “America by Air” January 31, 2018 The First Airliner to Vanish August 22, 2017 Laika’s Tale November 1, 2007 Block That Bomb: How Cold Warriors Stopped Nuclear Smuggling September 18, 2020 Apollo 15 and The Power of Inspiration July 19, 2014 Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday. Email Powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Privacy Notice / Terms & Conditions)