Look at a picture of the Apollo 11 launch and you'll probably notice the rocket's pointed tip and the fire coming from the five giant engines in the first stage of the 36-story-tall Saturn V rocket.
A great irony of Apollo 1 is that it kicked off the third and final phase of the manned space program, and its most anticipated, with utter tragedy. The deaths of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger ...