It was also determined the capsule door design made rescue difficult. And that crew escape had not been adequately considered. Announcer this is a cbs news special report. Mike wallace this is mike wallace at the cbs newsroom in new york. Americas first three apollo astronauts were trapped and killed by a flash fire early tonight during a launchpad test at cape kennedy in florida. Virgil gus griffin, 40 years old, one of the original mercury astronaut. The First American astronaut to go twice into space. Edward white, 36 years old. The First American to walk in space. And rookie astronaut roger chaffee, 31 years old, training for his first spaceflight apollo one scheduled february 21. These three astronauts were aboard for 10 minutes before off imulated lift for a simulated lift off when the fire hit at about 6 30 tonight. They were inside the spaceship, pressurized, buttoned up inside their spacesuits with a fire hit. A closed Circuit Television camera with relaying pictures of the as
It was also determined the capsule door design made rescue difficult. And that crew escape had not been adequately considered. Announcer this is a cbs news special report. Mike wallace this is mike wallace at the cbs newsroom in new york. Americas first three apollo astronauts were trapped and killed by a flash fire early tonight during a launchpad test at cape kennedy in florida. Virgil gus griffin, 40 years old, one of the original mercury astronaut. The First American astronaut to go twice into space. Edward white, 36 years old. The First American to walk in space. And rookie astronaut roger chaffee, 31 years old, training for his first spaceflight apollo one scheduled february 21. These three astronauts were aboard for 10 minutes before off imulated lift for a simulated lift off when the fire hit at about 6 30 tonight. They were inside the spaceship, pressurized, buttoned up inside their spacesuits with a fire hit. A closed Circuit Television camera with relaying pictures of the as
We take a look from the radar and satellite viewpoint of where it is located right now. As of 9 00 this evening for its already northwest of the grand bahama it was still obviously just to be east of West Palm Beach florida by about 75 miles. There is currently moving to the north and west around 1015 Miles Per Hour. The only positive note and we are trying to find one under this situation which is hard to find, is that it has weekend a little bit to the category of a major category 4 130 mileperhour winds. Previously they were at hundred 50 Miles Per Hour. Gus and we are checking could be a strong category three if not p along the coastline. I do want to show you how it looks here. This is how the latest future cast shows it. Wobbling up the i in at times it jackson. We will have to watch this despite whether it does or not. Regardless, that it will definitely create serious issues with coastal flooding and the heavy rain which is why it was important to heat warning and evacuate as p
We take a look from the radar and satellite viewpoint of where it is located right now. As of 9 00 this evening for its already northwest of the grand bahama it was still obviously just to be east of West Palm Beach florida by about 75 miles. There is currently moving to the north and west around 1015 Miles Per Hour. The only positive note and we are trying to find one under this situation which is hard to find, is that it has weekend a little bit to the category of a major category 4 130 mileperhour winds. Previously they were at hundred 50 Miles Per Hour. Gus and we are checking could be a strong category three if not p along the coastline. I do want to show you how it looks here. This is how the latest future cast shows it. Wobbling up the i in at times it jackson. We will have to watch this despite whether it does or not. Regardless, that it will definitely create serious issues with coastal flooding and the heavy rain which is why it was important to heat warning and evacuate as p
We take a look from the radar and satellite viewpoint of where it is located right now. As of 9 00 this evening for its already northwest of the grand bahama it was still obviously just to be east of West Palm Beach florida by about 75 miles. There is currently moving to the north and west around 1015 Miles Per Hour. The only positive note and we are trying to find one under this situation which is hard to find, is that it has weekend a little bit to the category of a major category 4 130 mileperhour winds. Previously they were at hundred 50 Miles Per Hour. Gus and we are checking could be a strong category three if not p along the coastline. I do want to show you how it looks here. This is how the latest future cast shows it. Wobbling up the i in at times it jackson. We will have to watch this despite whether it does or not. Regardless, that it will definitely create serious issues with coastal flooding and the heavy rain which is why it was important to heat warning and evacuate as p