Titusville in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Apollo 1
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 24, 2021
1. Apollo 1 Marker
Date: January 27, 1967
Craft: Apollo One
Command Module Pilot: Edward White
Lunar Module Pilot: Roger Chaffee
Commander: Virgil Gus Grissom
We hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program.
- Gus Grissom
Erected by Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is January 27, 1967.
Location. 28° 36.267′ N, 80° 40.139′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from Kennedy Parkway North 6 miles north of NASA Parkway West, on the right when traveling north. Located within the Apollo/Saturn V Center of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Titusville FL 32780, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Apollo 7 (here, next to this marker); Apollo 17 (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 8 (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 16 (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 15 (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 9
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Also see . . .
1. Apollo 1. NASA website entry (Submitted on October 2, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Wikipedia (Submitted on June 30, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. Apollo/Saturn V Center, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. NASA website. (Submitted on July 1, 2021.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 24, 2021
2. Apollo 1 Marker
Photographed by Nasa
3. Apollo 1 Crew
Photographed by Nasa
4. Apollo 1 Spacecraft after the Fire
Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on July 1, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 30, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
