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OCR: APOLLO 1 January 27, 1967 Tragedy struck early in the Apollo program when Apollo 1, which was to have been the first piloted mission in the series, caught fire during a training exercise on the launchpad. The accident killed crew members Virgil Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. APOLLO 4 LAUNCH DATE November 9, 1967 Unpiloted, this orbital mission saw the first Apollo-Saturn V test flight. APOLLO 5 LAUNCH DATE January 22, 1968 This unpiloted mission saw the first test of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) in Earth orbit. APOLLO 6 LAUNCH DATE April 4, 1968 The final unpiloted test flight was the second flight involving a Satum V rocket. Although the launch vehicle had fuel problems, the Apollo craft performed successfully. APOLLO 7 LAUNCH DATE October 11, 1968 The first piloted Apollo flight w ...