A detailed visual record of the Apollo 1 tragedy. The Apollo Photo Archive series comprises the most comprehensive pictorial record of America’s moon-landing program ever published. In January 1967, the Apollo 1 command module caught fire on the launchpad, claiming the lives of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. Apollo 1, expected to be a triumphant first manned mission for the program, thus ended in tragedy and devastation. With more than 500 photos, this volume includes the arrival and assembly of the rocket and spacecraft, crew selection and training, preflight activities, the launchpad fire, and subsequent investigation. ldquo;This book is the definitive photographic chronicle of one of the most pivotal events in NASA’s history, when the three Apollo 1 astronauts made the ultimate sacrifice in the 1960s race to the Moon. It will be invaluable to historians and space fans alike.” -- Andrew Chaikin, author of "A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts" ldquo;These days it is very rare that an Apollo book leaves me at a loss for words, but this book did. Absolutely outstanding! Respectful, detailed and visually stunning. Thank you for sharing this with the world.” -- Dwight Steven-Boniecki, director of the award-winning documentary, "Searching for Skylab: America's Forgotten Triumph" J. L. Pickering , who has amassed the world's largest private archive of US human space flight images, has been conducting historical photo research on the US space program for nearly 50 years. This includes assembling, studying, and organizing a personal collection of more than 250,000 prints, transparencies, and digital files. Today he serves as a resource for authors, museums, astronauts, and others. He lives in Illinois. John Bisney is an author, journalist, and retired network news correspondent who covered the space program for more than 30 years for CNN, the Discovery Science Channel, RKO, and SiriusXM Radio. He witnessed more than 60 space shuttle launches and was one of the few broadcasters at the 1986 Challenger disaster. He holds a master of arts degree in journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He lives in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area.