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Five worst space disasters in history from Apollo 1 to Challenger explosion
space disasters while trying to shed light on what’s out there. Here are five disasters you should know about.READ MORE: NASA sending 'female' mannequins to space for experiment instead of actual womenOn January 27, 1967 the US was preparing to deploy astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee on its first manned space mission.However, all three astronauts were killed after a fire broke out in their command module during a simulated launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.The fire was caused by a stray spark in the pure oxygen environment.