Apollo 1 Fire
The Apollo 1 crew is conducting a 'plugs-out' test inside the command module, simulating a launch scenario. The atmosphere is tense as the astronauts and ground crew work through a series of checklist
Setting
Inside the white room at Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral. The crew is sealed inside the Apollo 1 command module during a 'plugs-out' test. The room is filled with test equipment, cables, and monitoring stations. Technicians are stationed at consoles outside the spacecraft.
Characters
Gus Grissom
primary
A 40-year-old astronaut with a compact, muscular build from years of military and spaceflight training. His face bears the weathering of two previous space missions, with crow's feet around his piercing blue eyes and a square jawline. Short, dark brown hair is neatly trimmed in military fashion.
Ed White
primary
A fit, athletic man in his mid-30s with a square jaw and short-cropped brown hair. His intense blue eyes reflect focused determination, and there's a faint scar above his right eyebrow from a childhood accident.
Roger Chaffee
secondary
A lean, clean-cut man of 31 with short brown hair and sharp blue eyes. His youthful face still carries traces of boyish enthusiasm, though his posture shows military discipline. His hands are steady, accustomed to controls and switches from years of flight training.
Test Conductor
secondary
A middle-aged NASA engineer with a lean build and short-cropped brown hair, wearing horn-rimmed glasses. His face shows the strain of long hours under fluorescent lighting, with faint lines around his eyes and mouth. His posture is slightly hunched from years leaning over control panels.
Technician
background
A young, lean Caucasian man in his late 20s with close-cropped brown hair and a clean-shaven face. His hands show calluses from working with equipment, and his posture suggests physical readiness despite the tension.
Dialog
Gus Grissom
How are we gonna get to the moon if we can't talk between three buildings?
Ed White
Confirm intermittent static on comm loop. Cycling UHF selector to position charlie... position charlie.
Roger Chaffee
Primary bus voltage fluctuating—reading 28 volts, now 31... Secondary stable at 30. What's your telemetry showing, Control?
Test Conductor
Copy that, Apollo 1. Seeing minor fluctuations in ECLSS readouts. Continuing count at T-minus 10 minutes.
Gus Grissom
Fire in the cockpit!
Ed White
We've got a bad fire—working the hatch!
Roger Chaffee
Get us out of here!