What astronauts burned to death?

the fire that killed Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee.
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Did the Apollo 1 crew die instantly?

Apollo 1 was expected to fly to Earth orbit later in 1967 with astronauts Gus Grissom, Roger Chaffee and Ed White on board. During a test on the launch pad, however, a fire erupted and rapidly asphyxiated all three astronauts.
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Which Apollo blew up and killed?

The Apollo 1 fire that killed three was on Jan. 27, 1967, while the Columbia disaster that killed seven happened on Feb. 1, 2003.
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How did the astronauts die?

A launch pad fire during Apollo program tests at Cape Canaveral, Florida, kills astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee.
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Are there any bodies in space?

Human remains are generally not scattered in space so as not to contribute to space debris. Remains are sealed until the spacecraft burns up upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere or they reach their extraterrestrial destinations.
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Did Challenger crew die instantly?

The astronauts aboard the shuttle didn't die instantly.

After the collapse of its fuel tank, the Challenger itself remained momentarily intact and actually continued moving upwards.
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How many monkeys died in space?

Revealed: all 27 monkeys held at Nasa research center killed on single day in 2019.
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What does space smell like?

Astronaut Thomas Jones said it "carries a distinct odor of ozone, a faint acrid smell…a little like gunpowder, sulfurous." Tony Antonelli, another space-walker, said space "definitely has a smell that's different than anything else." A gentleman named Don Pettit was a bit more verbose on the topic: "Each time, when I ...
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Do astronauts Make Love in space?

According to reports, NASA and other space agencies have so long denied the occurrence of any sexual activity in the space.
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Did Apollo 13 astronauts survive?

The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module (SM) failed two days into the mission. The crew instead looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth on April 17.
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Did they find the bodies of the Columbia crew?

The remains of all seven astronauts were recovered, despite the obstacles of terrain and the scope of the search. Searchers combed through pine forests, hundreds of thousands of acres of underbrush, and boggy areas. Parts of the shuttle were found in Lake Nacogdoches and the Toledo Bend Reservoir.
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Were the Challenger astronauts still alive when they hit the ocean?

The damage to the crew compartment indicated that it had remained largely intact during the initial explosion but was extensively damaged when it impacted the ocean. The remains of the crew were badly damaged from impact and submersion, and were not intact bodies.
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How did Neil Armstrong die?

Armstrong and his first wife divorced in 1994. He spent his final years with his second wife, Carol, in Indian Hill, Ohio. He died at age 82 on August 25, 2012, several weeks after undergoing heart surgery.
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Is Apollo 13 A true story?

Experts agree that Apollo 13 is a largely accurate depiction of the true story. While it may be easy for filmmakers to play with facts, Ron Howard committed to portraying events in Apollo 13 as true to life as he could, which many experts agree that he did.
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Who died on Apollo 13?

Apollo 13 crew

The Apollo 13 astronauts were commander James Lovell, lunar module pilot Fred Haise, and command module pilot John "Jack" Swigert.
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Can you fart in space?

The official verdict on gas in space: No burps, more farts, and no, you can't use your flatulence to propel you around the shuttle.
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Do you age in space?

In space, people usually experience environmental stressors like microgravity, cosmic radiation, and social isolation, which can all impact aging. Studies on long-term space travel often measure aging biomarkers such as telomere length and heartbeat rates, not epigenetic aging.
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How cold is space?

The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite has refined temperature measurements taken way back in 1964. According to data from the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite, the temperature of space is 2.725K (2.725 degrees above absolute zero).
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Is Laika the dog still in space?

Laika, a Moscow street dog, became the first creature to orbit Earth, but she died in space.
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Did they leave dogs in space?

The dogs reached space on July 22, 1951, but did not orbit. They were the first mammals successfully recovered from spaceflight. The first animal to orbit Earth was Laika, another Soviet dog who launched in 1957.
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Do bodies decompose in space?

In space we can assume that there would be no external organisms such as insects and fungi to break down the body, but we still carry plenty of bacteria with us. Left unchecked, these would rapidly multiply and cause putrefaction of a corpse on board the shuttle or the ISS.
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Did Columbia crew know they were gonna die?

The seven astronauts aboard the doomed space shuttle Columbia are likely to have known they were going to die for between 60 and 90 seconds before the craft broke apart, Nasa officials said yesterday.
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How were the bodies of the Challenger crew found?

The announcement marked the first official acknowledgement by NASA that human remains of the astronauts had been recovered from the wreckage. The agency announced nearly six weeks ago that the crew compartment had been located by divers investigating sonar contacts. Dig deeper into the moment.
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How long did the Challenger crew survive?

The seven crew members of the space shuttle Challenger probably remained conscious for at least 10 seconds after the disastrous Jan. 28 explosion and they switched on at least three emergency breathing packs, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Monday.
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