• The Apollo 1 command module—its clean white and grey exterior slightly charred— sits in the white room the day after the accident.
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    The Apollo 1 command module (inside the white room the day after the accident) had an interior atmosphere of pure oxygen—an engineering decision that led to the tragedy.

  • The Apollo 1 command module—its clean white and grey exterior slightly charred— sits in the white room the day after the accident.

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