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Moon Machines: Flammable Spacesuits
The Apollo 1 module catches fire under a practice count down. All three crew members wearing the space suit die. In this clip from "Moon Machines" on The Science Channel, NASA decides to eliminate all flammable material from the space suit.
Added: May 4, 2009
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