On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA ...

The prime crew for the first manned flight of Project Apollo died in a flash fire inside the three-man spacecraft atop its ...

On the annual Day of Remembrance, "Apollo 1," a film that highlights a NASA tragedy during the race to the moon, was ...

The crews of Space Shuttle Challenger, Columbia and Apollo 1 were honored at Kennedy Space Center during NASA’s Day of ...

Crews with the East Bank Consolidated Fire Department are on the scene of a two-alarm fire at a Metairie apartment complex ...

By 1967, NASA had wrapped up the Mercury and Gemini programs and was preparing for the launch of the first Apollo-series spacecraft.

On Jan. 27, 1945, the Soviet army liberated the Auschwitz network of concentration camps in Poland, freeing some 7,000 ...

Every generation has that extraordinary moment in time where they can pinpoint where they were, what they were doing and how they felt. Mine was that January day, 40 years ago Wednesday, when ...

NASA's tributes to fallen astronauts serve as reminders of the importance of safety in space exploration, as do tributes to ...

The 1956 North Junior High School football squad finished with a 3-1 record ...