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Apollo 1 Fire

Apollo 1 Fire

During a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission, a sudden fire erupts inside the command module while astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee are strapped in. The fire spreads rapidly du

Setting

Inside the Apollo 1 command module, mounted atop the Saturn IB rocket at Launch Complex 34. The module is a cramped, high-tech capsule filled with control panels, switches, and wiring. The hatch is secured with a complex, inward-opening design. The launch pad outside is illuminated by floodlights, with gantries and support structures visible through the small portholes.

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Gus Grissom
primary
A seasoned astronaut with a square jaw and short-cropped hair, showing signs of stress and exertion. His flight suit is partially obscured by smoke filling the cabin.
Ed White
primary
Athletic build, 6'1
Roger Chaffee
secondary
A young, clean-cut astronaut with short brown hair and a lean build. His face is smudged with soot from the fire, and his eyes are wide with panic.
Senior Engineer
secondary
A middle-aged man with a receding hairline and a lean, wiry frame. His face is smudged with soot and sweat, and his eyes are wide with urgency. He wears a NASA-issued headset with a microphone.
Rescue Crew
background
A group of ground crew members in NASA-issued jumpsuits, their faces obscured by oxygen masks and helmets. Their movements are urgent but hampered by the thick smoke and the chaotic scene.

Dialog

Gus Grissom Hatch won't budge—pressure differential's too high! White, give me a hand!
Ed White Roger that—applying full force. Hatch mechanism is binding at the hinge.
Senior Engineer Pad crew—move! Get that hatch open now! Goddammit, they're burning up in there!
Gus Grissom Chaffee—keep that comms line open! Tell them we need emergency depress—now!
Ed White Flame front advancing starboard side. Grissom—secondary egress path?
Senior Engineer We're losing 'em, people! Cut the goddamn power to the capsule!
Gus Grissom Tell Deke... tell Deke we were at the—

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