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
He didnt want a biography. He wanted a story of his life of flight. He failed anything that he did any of the astronauts could have done so he wanted them to get equal credit. He was that type of a guy. He never thought of himself as being anything special but he wanted the story of flight told him we were going to do it and when he passed away we had already worked one chapter out and i decided to go ahead because and do the flight because people suddenly they made sense. I looked around mike and all the people from a poll of practically all of them are gone. We have to realize that over half the people on the planet werent even here when he walked on the moon. The other asked it not said jay if you dont do it who else is going to do a quicks jim calls it a great book and adds to neils legacy. We did our level best to try to get this done for the history. We have had a heavy Library Event sale so thats great. We were trying to get neils story in a library for history and hopefully we
In new york amid some of the larger publishers . Usually we are right by one of the entrances. Eea and a lot of people come by and either give us a secret signal like we agree with you, we like that book about impeaching obama or whatnot. Other people dance around. This is new york. This is the Publishing Industry and as you know, it is a little leftleaning shall we say and we are kind of funny others died or at least that is the perception. So you know, if people want to talk to us, they might want to talk in a little hideaway in the corners of one or, not out in the open public. Joseph farah, wmd. Com is the website. Great to see you. Always great to see you. Up next on booktv, after words. This week, veterans day scores on it, trant ibanez latest book, Neil Armstrong a life of flight. And at the nbc news man is selling author examines the life of the first man to walk on the moon on the 45th anniversary of disneyland in. The program is about an hour. Hi, i am Michael Neufeld dynamic
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