Apollo 1 Astronauts

Apollo 1 Astronauts Working by the Pool

This print of Apollo 1 Astronauts Working by the Pool made me smile. It shows them practicing water egress procedures in a swimming pool at Ellington Air Force Base (EAFB), Houston, Texas. Astronaut Edward H. White II rides life raft in the foreground. Astronaut Roger B. Chaffee sits in hatch of the boilerplate model of the spacecraft. Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, third member of the crew, waits inside the spacecraft. June, 1966.

I totally want one of these prints for our studio! Available over on PrintCollection.

10 Comments leave a comment below

  1. I think this is a great picture, but what it leads makes it really tragic to me. I think it would make me sad to see it all the time.

    Ashley
    Aug 7th, 2013 / 2:01 pm

  2. Agreed. Wonderful photo, sad story. It’s hard to look at it knowing what was coming for those three.

    Maia
    Aug 7th, 2013 / 2:34 pm

  4. It does makes you smile if you forgot they burned to death inside the capsule.

    Kris
    Aug 7th, 2013 / 3:45 pm

  5. Is it acceptable to sell for profit NASA images?

    lemonjugs
    Aug 7th, 2013 / 4:15 pm

  6. They are probably in the public domain, so yes, it is acceptable.

    Ashley
    Aug 7th, 2013 / 4:16 pm

  7. I thought the same thing as some of the Commenters. This photo would remind me of the tragedy every time I saw it. Not just an “Astronauts Playing in the Pool” photo.

    Johnny
    Aug 7th, 2013 / 6:05 pm

  8. Caption is wrong. That is Virgil Grissom on the raft by the spacecraft.

    Gail Gottlieb
    Aug 8th, 2013 / 10:38 am

  9. Great photo if it just had any other astronauts. Damn shame about losing those guys.

    goddess
    Aug 8th, 2013 / 11:46 am

  10. Ah LOVE this shot

    little t
    Aug 8th, 2013 / 6:17 pm