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Now to our lead, these are stories we think are not getting enough attention. a rough road lead to the stars. it is also the title of a new kennedy space center tribute. the three men were killed a half century ago today during what was supposed to be a routine count down simulation. because of their sacrifice, nasa was able to pave a safer and much more reliable road to the moon. >> apollo astronauts lose their lives in a tragic flash fire aboard the grounded space capsule. >> it was supposed to be the first manned flight of the apollo program. during a routine count down at cape canaveral, a...

Texas and lewisville as it returned to earth killed all seven. the heat shield was breached and in 1986, a cold florida morning, challenger 73 seconds in launch. a booster rocket failed due to the cold weather. we lost astronauts and the would- be first teacher in space. known 67, the explosion and fire in the apollo one capsule killed all three astronauts within a minute. xn born after 1972, they never saw an american standing on the moon, live on their television set. but the man you can see right there is gene stern an. and he said this day of remembrance is important not only for the legac...

>> anticipating a joyful homecoming of our crew, we were jolted in the viewing area into a nightmarish stroll of fear, uncertainty and horror. that led to a issue dr.ing announcement that the crew had perished during reentry. >> nasa today on a day of remembrance marked other tragedies as well. apollo one which burned up on the launch pad in 1967 killing three astronauts on board the space shuttle challenger flight lasted one minute before disintegrating. a tragedy witnessed by school children across america because one of the seven on board was christa mechanical live the teachner space,. >> ...

Columbia 10 years ago today. >> it's important that we pause to remember and reflect we must do our very best to prevent something like that from ever happening again. too much is at stake. >> the shuttle descent grated over texas minutes before it was to land in florida killing the crew of six americans and israel's first astronaut. investigators later determined a chunk of foam insulation struck one of the wings damaging the system that protected it from the intense heat of reentry. family members paid tribute to the crew of apollo one and space shuttle challenger and other fellow nasa colle...

Of management over the flight to a lunar orbitabl flight. >> if it worked they would leap across the soviets in a space race. astronaut not a cosmonaut would be the first to fly around the moon. >> it was one of the big gambling that nasa at the direction of the president took in order to establish america was better than the soviet union. >> a big gamble indeed. it was less than two years before aboll low demonstrated how complex how the smallest over site could be fatal. no one knew that better than the point man in the apollo one investigation. nasa asked him to stay on the latest mission. ...