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A fire during a launch simulation for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Kennedy killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.
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Gus Grissom
American astronaut (1926–1967)
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American astronaut (1930–1967)
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American astronaut and pilot (1935–1967)
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