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

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

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. Marker 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.

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

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(a few steps from this marker); Apollo 15 (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 9 (a few steps from this marker); "The Eagle Has Landed" (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 10 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Titusville.

Also see . . .
1. Apollo Missions. (Submitted on June 30, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
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

Apollo 1 Crew image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Nasa

3. Apollo 1 Crew

Apollo 1 Spacecraft after the Fire image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Nasa

4. Apollo 1 Spacecraft after the Fire

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 4 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.