Tragic Last Words of the Apollo 1 astronauts 

You cant breathe if you are engulfed in fire and everything takes a back seat to not being able to breathe even burning pain. That scream is not pain it is sheer horror.

When they started screaming had shivers down my spine! R.I.P the crew on board

"WE'RE BURNING UP, AAAAHHHH!!!" The scariest and painfull dead i've ever seen. R.I.P Guys..

Why am I watching this at 9:45 pm bro I’m gonna have nightmares. Rip to the Apollo 1 crew.

The last scream that was horrific to say the least 😢.God bless to them in heaven🙏

There was a Russian cosmonaut in the Soviet Union (Komarov) whose spacecraft failed at reentry I believe. It was known the craft was not ready so while he was plunging to the ground in an uncontrollable spin he was furiously cursing every Soviet boss he felt was responsible. I think he requested his remains to be exhibited and they were. It was a big piece of burnt and mangled flesh without recognizable human shape. You can see it online.

It's horrible to think about the despair that three man went through. May they rest in peace 😭🕊️

oh my god this is horrifying. even if it was 56 years ago, i feel terrible for them. RIP o7

More information: this happen during a test rehersal that wasnt even supposed to be considered dangerous because the rocket fuel was emptied from the spacecraft.

this is bone chilling footage. my heart goes out to the crew, and i hope they know that their efforts toward the program paid off.

I was alone in the cockpit of a B747 while being towed when an electrical fire broke out in the center console. The thing that sticks with me is the speed that things happen (and I wasn't in a 100% oxygen environment) and the lung burning acrid smell of the smoke is like nothing I've ever encountered, it just sucked every ounce of strength from me. I can't imagine the fear these three men felt being absolutely helpless to do anything.

“WE’RE BURNING UP, AAAAAHHHHHH!!!” Is terrifying..

Rest In Peace NASA Crew😭

That's horrible to hear someone scream and die like that. That puts chills down my spine.

Imagine training for the mission of your life, to go outer space & dying during a rehearsal launch test. Sheesh

oof, that was grizzly. rest easy fellas. god speed 🫡

Sad thing is that years later they recovered Gus Grissoms craft to discover he hadn’t blown the hatch, it was a fault not his own. Rest your souls Apollo 1

When I was little I wished I could go to space..... Now I don't...

56 years ago still disturbing 😢 RIP to all three 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💐💐💐💐

At least they went out quick.

Rest in piece. Astronauts need more respect for things like this, astronauts always struggle.

We did the Apollo 1 crew so wrong. They voiced concerns about the cockpit being 100 percent oxygen, they voiced concerns over the amount of flammable material, they voiced concerns over the amount of time it took for an emergency egress, they had complaints about the complicated mechanism and tools needed to open the hatch, and nasa was there the whole time saying “it’s fine, I promise, we would never let anything happen to you and besides, we will be right there to help you get out in emergency… It ended up taking the pad and egress crew over 10 minutes to reach them, they were dead in 30 seconds. The high oxygen environment essentially acted as an incinerator. Even worse, nasa left their bodies in the spacecraft for over 8 hours so they could “study what went wrong” It also becomes even more of a messed up story when you realize that either Gus Grissom or Ed White were destined to be the first on the moon, not, Armstrong. In all reality, the Apollo 11 crew probably would have been white, Chaffee and Grissom with white being mission lead, therefore first on the moon. RIP to all of them.

I recall my parents discussing this fire for years after the tragedy. The funerals were national mourning events. Grissom and Chaffee were buried at Arlington Cemetery; White was buried at West Point. President Johnson attended all 3 funerals. I believe NASA Day of Remembrance, which was held on 1/25/24, includes the Apollo1 mission. Gus Grissom, Roger Chaffee, Ed White: Ad Astra per Aspera, 1/27/1967.

Lord...how sad. True heroes these guys....R.I.P.😢

They gave their life for us for space exploration

and what makes this even sadder is that they weren’t even in space. They were on the launch pad, waiting to go and due to all of the SERIOUS HAZARDOUS problems in that rocket, they were burnt to a crisp.

"Can you egress at this time?" made my heart DROP. They were practically dead before ground control even said it.

I remember the news report about this when I was a kid. I liked all things to do with space, and I was deeply shocked

I always find this fascinating watching genuinely, my step dad's uncle was actually ed white, Ed had passed before my step dad was ever born but I always thought it was cool knowing who he was I've done so much research on him

😭😭😭Bless You Ed, Roger & Gus🙏🙏🙏 We Remember You!

The last words of any persons,in life are special, it makes me think, about how mortal we all are. It is good to be alive.

Three of the most brave men to have ever lived. I was honored to have served in the Air Force at a base named after Gus Grissom.

Imagine how overwhelmingly fearful those last moments must’ve felt like

These are the real words: Hey, we've got a fire in the cockpit. He... OH ITS A BAD FIRE WERE BURNING UP!!!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And then static

oh god that is heartbreaking. never heard this before.

I remember hearing this as a 7 year old and hoped I wouldn't hear it again. Seems even worse now. The terror in his voice OMG.

RIP you reached for the stars and you were THERE, even all this time later, RIP and condolences to families.

That scream is the sound of a man who realizes he is about to die with no hope of survival. Think about that.

That scream is the defenition of agony i feel so sad for them

Why are these always the last videos I see before sleeping

The thing that disturbs me more is that they realized they not gonna make it alive losing and lived their last moments in fewr

At least they never die alone.

Absolutely incredible documentary. World-class!!!

"How are we gonna get to the moon if we can't talk between two buildings" Heh... It's almost like they knew.

RIP

It's not even the screaming, just the fact that these steely eyed missile men, these calm, cool, focused test pilots were speaking in such excited tones, it's completely bone chilling. Rest in peace and godspeed to Astronauts Chaffee, Grissom, and White.

I'll never forget the day, and I was only 5 years old. All Heroes, Grissom, White and Chaffee.

These men were murdered.

I think he's saying "Open it up!" Because that's what he would want to happen.

Proud of you heros. I was 11. So sorry when it Happened and am still sorry. You all heros. Much respect

You know every time I've heard this audio I have the same remorse the first time I heard this. Rest in peace gus, ed, and chaffe 😞

Bro i first watch this i cry My god i never want to hear this again Rest In Peace ..

God bless these men, and may they rest in peace.

i listen to this before bed

this is what happens when depending too much on trial and error.. these 3 probably know how dangerous it is and would be, voiced their concerns but persuaded that everything is fixed and are all right. They probably did it with heavy heart but still did it anyway because its their duty.

What horrifying death may they rest in peace

May God rest their souls!

“Can you egress at this time?” No, because the Block 1 Apollo capsule wasn’t designed for quick egress on the launch pad. Even if the fire hadn’t killed the astronauts as quick as it had, they had zero chance of escaping through a plug-type hatch with the inside pressurized to 15 PSI. This accident is a good example of what happens when unacceptable risks are normalized. The same poor risk management would later doom the crews of the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia.

Such a tragedy and the loss of three of the best.

The worst bit is that they responded right after they had already burned. They were 5 seconds too late.

Very scary screaming

Awsome men R.I.P GOD BLESS U in heaven

It always sounded to me that “we got a fire in the cockpit” came from Grissom. That voice sounded different from White’s.

the way the scream was cut out 😭😭😭😭

RIP you didn’t deserve that…

I was 10 at the time. To this day, it is still impossible to believe that many super educated people let the cockpit be filled with pure 02 and thought that was ok!

Rest well crew and thank you for your brave loss of life.

R.I.P😢

Rest in piece

Roger Chafee's voice is giving me goosebumps (literally)

holy cow, rip

RIP Guys. 🙏

I hate fire this is one of the worst ways to go man…. RIP to these men….

That scream sent shivers down my spine 😨

True heros.... r.i.p

God rest those brave men.

Rest In Peace All my respect goes out to these brave men.

welp, now u can officially confirm i have a fear of anything space travel related

Hearing this ruined my mood. Rip

Gus chaffe and grissom we will all remember you r.i.p😢

Rest in peace to the crew…

Frank Borman solved the problem. A true hero.

Descansen en paz , valientes,💪🇺🇸👍

Ok one last short before I go to bed The short:

Heroes of development.

Rip and it’s just sad being in the Mission Control room and knowing that there’s nothing you can do to help them

Oh god 😢that's a painful death

Holy shit that’s disturbing

That was the really sad indelible image in people's mind in 1967. This recording really makes you understand how sad and horrible this tragedy was. Imagine what the Challenger and Columbia astronauts cried in their last seconds of life

Absolutely horrifying. My deepest condolences to their families and RIP to the astronauts.

thats crazy

White rather said "Hey...!"

We watched this on television in school - no sound, but the program was cut short. We were in 4th grade, our teacher started crying.

This was so tragic, to hear the screams and to know they knew that they were not going to survive. It would be like waking up in a casket inside a crematorium , what a nightmare.

The fire didn't kill them as a couple burns would be easily survivable. They died to toxic chemicals and smoke as the fire melted away their suits and the tubes that supplied breathable oxygen. Then they inhaled the fumes and died immediately

the brain hears what we are reading ....its also been said that he is saying "open her up," meaning the guys that are working on the hatch . Write down, open her up on paper, and read that as you are listening . They did an investigation on this pretty recent, and the conclusion was ... They don't know what he's actually saying.

This is more horrific than any horror a horror film could accomplish

There was a picture of their since their face was imprinted on the front of the bubble thing that goes over their head

Holy shit bro

So sad rip Apollo 1 passengers 😢