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Apollo 1 - 'Gus' Grissom Press Conference
TimberWolfAu:
Hi,
This might seem a strange request or question, but is there any evidence that Grissom even held the press conference that gets mentioned when people talk about Apollo 1? I had a dig around, but without knowing specific dates and locations, or even what press would have been involved, it feels like a veritable needle.
Does anyone have some actual details regarding the Apollo 1 press conference?
Thanks,
TW
raven:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=z5WA-X4kunE
https://sova.si.edu/record/nasm.xxxx.0138/ref814?s=0&n=10&t=A&q=%22Apollo+1+press+conference%22&i=0
These are some of what a quick Googling dug up as far as 'Apollo 1 press conferences' are concerned, but, I admit, I am not sure which one you mean.
onebigmonkey:
--- Quote from: raven on June 06, 2024, 12:01:02 AM ---https://youtube.com/watch?v=z5WA-X4kunE
https://sova.si.edu/record/nasm.xxxx.0138/ref814?s=0&n=10&t=A&q=%22Apollo+1+press+conference%22&i=0
These are some of what a quick Googling dug up as far as 'Apollo 1 press conferences' are concerned, but, I admit, I am not sure which one you mean.
--- End quote ---
There's a claim that Grissom held a press conference in which he was critical of the Apollo hardware and set up, hence his untimely death. It's basically people running with the "hanging a lemon on the simulator" trope and running with it.
Obviously no such press conference exists, presumably because it has been expunged from the record by evil NASA types. ::)
raven:
Ah, but of course. It's a matter of public record that they all had concerns of about the Apollo 1 CSM so why such a press conference would be expunged when other critiques clearly were not is one of those questions that the surface level, at best, research, if you can call it that, so rarely can answer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_1#/media/File:A1prayer.jpg
TimberWolfAu:
--- Quote from: onebigmonkey on June 06, 2024, 02:30:21 AM ---There's a claim that Grissom held a press conference in which he was critical of the Apollo hardware and set up, hence his untimely death. It's basically people running with the "hanging a lemon on the simulator" trope and running with it.
Obviously no such press conference exists, presumably because it has been expunged from the record by evil NASA types. ::)
--- End quote ---
See I'm thinking no press conference, where Grissom, White, or Chaffee voiced their concerns about the Apollo program actually happened, that it's simply an urban legend attached to the Apollo mission, because a reason is needed for why NASA would 'remove' the crew in such a manner. Basically right up there with Armstrong's 'Good luck Mr Goresky' line.
I might be off here, but didn't the Mercury astronauts complain about the lack of manual controls/windows on the original Mercury capsule? I have recollection of a dramatisation movie regarding Mercury (was it 'The Right Stuff'?), and the astronauts had arranged to meet some of the higher ups to voice their desire for manual control and windows, and did so in front of press, but this might have been added for drama. Grissom was a Mercury astronaut, maybe that's where the idea came from, for the press conference about Apollo?
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