Chilling final words of astronauts who burnt alive during launch rehearsal

Chilling final words of astronauts who burnt alive during launch rehearsalVirgil I. 'Gus' Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee all lost their lives when flames and carbon monoxide consumed the cabin of their spacecraft during a launch rehearsal testNewsGemma Strong Lifestyle Writer08:00, 05 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesThe crew of the Apollo 1 space mission: Command Pilot Virgil I. Grissom, Senior Pilot Edward Higgins White II and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee (from left to right)(Image: Getty Images)The exploration of space took a leap forward this week with the successful launch of Nasa's Artemis II. Its mission will see four astronauts travel more than half a million miles around the moon, with the aim of a better understanding of the lunar environment. It's also expected to result in a moon landing, and ultimately pave the way for a moon 'base'.‌It's been more than 50 years since humans last landed on the moon with astronauts Eugene Carnan and Harrison Schmitt spending over three days on the lunar surface as part of NASA's Apollo 17 mission in December 1972.‌There have been six crewed Moon landings; Apollo 11 was the first in July 1969, and Apollo 17 was the final mission. But lives have been lost along the way.‌READ MORE: Artemis 2 astronauts hit with 'loss of comms' just 51 minutes into Moon launchREAD MORE: Artemis 2 launch successful as first lunar mission in 53 years kicks offView 5 ImagesFrom left, Apollo 1 astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee pose in front of their Saturn 1 launch vehicle at Launch Complex 34 at the Kennedy Space Centre(Image: SSPL via Getty Images)Three astronauts horrifically lost their lives during the NASA Apollo 1 space mission, burning to death when flames engulfed the cockpit during a launch rehearsal. The loss of Virgil I. 'Gus' Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee stands as one of the space race's most notorious disasters.The trio were taking part...