Where did the pre-launch test, during which Gus Grissom died, take place?
Cape Kennedy, Florida
Johnson Space Center, Texas
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Answer
Gus Grissom died during a pre-launch test at Cape Kennedy, Florida. The test was conducted on January 27, 1967, and was intended to simulate a launch countdown. The test was aborted when a fire broke out in the cabin of the Apollo 1 spacecraft. Grissom, along with fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee, were killed in the fire.
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