8.3K views · 157 reactions | Space week kicks off tonight at 9 with Apollo: Missions to the Moon, an archival footage-based documentary following NASA's Apollo missions and their journey to land an American on the moon. | National Geographic TV | Facebook

11K views · 287 reactions | On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/ez1ouH The Apollo 1 fire was the first major deadly disaster in the history of the U.S. space program. Apollo 1 was supposed to be the first flight that NASA would conduct to prepare for a crewed landing on the moon. Less than a month before their planned launch date, a fire erupted inside

Get a detailed look at an Apollo-era fuel cell in this week's History Up Close video! Electricity for the Apollo Command Module was generated by fuel cells, like this one. Learn more: https://spacecenter.org/video-history-up-close-apollo-fuel-cell/ | Space Center Houston