Episode 199: Apollo 1

<p>There is always bound to be a first - the first person to climb Mount Everest, the first person to run a four-minute mile, the first woman to become president. But there are terrible firsts, and in this episode we discuss the first major tragedy of the American space race.</p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Videos:</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/The-Astronaut-Wives-Club-audiobook/dp/B00CS9KH0O/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2SLR89CZ55ZI1&keywords=the+astronaut+wives+club&qid=1651032074&sprefix=the+astroanauts%2Caps%2C532&sr=8-3"> Apollo 1 Audio - January 27th, 1967</a></li> </ul> <p><!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Articles and books:</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/The-Astronaut-Wives-Club-audiobook/dp/B00CS9KH0O/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2SLR89CZ55ZI1&keywords=the+astronaut+wives+club&qid=1651032074&sprefix=the+astroanauts%2Caps%2C532&sr=8-3"> The Astronaut Wives Club</a>, by Lily Koppel</li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-13-James-Lovell-ebook/dp/B07NSN3CZH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2396JIBF61O4Y&keywords=apollo+13+book&qid=1651258856&sprefix=apollo+13%2Caps%2C67&sr=8-1"> Apollo 13</a>, by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger</li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Deke-U-S-Manned-Space-Mercury-ebook/dp/B005VDK0AQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31AC1PT4O8MXY&keywords=deke+slayton&qid=1651258920&sprefix=deke+slayton%2Caps%2C59&sr=8-1"> Deke</a>, by Deke Slayton and Michael Cassutt</li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Moon-audiobook/dp/B07PP8XMDV/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3FJZZFN9L945E&keywords=chasing+the+moon&qid=1655882873&sprefix=chasing+the+moo%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-4"> Chasing the Moon</a>, by Robert Stone and Alan Andres</li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Man-Moon-Voyages-Apollo-Astronauts/dp/B016J1OXSI/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TRO3LI2ENEP2&keywords=a+man+on+the+moon&qid=1655882956&s=audible&sprefix=a+man+on+the+moon+%2Caudible%2C52&sr=1-1"> A Man on the Moon</a>, by Andrew Chaikin</li> <li><a href= "https://www