Well, there was the Apollo 1 accident in 1967, which though gruesome did not stop Apollo 11. [1] Add to that many near disasters in the space program as well as

Well, there was the Apollo 1 accident in 1967, which though gruesome did not stop Apollo 11. [1] Add to that many near disasters in the space program as well as the countless fatalities in the development of manned flight and you have to wonder what it would have actually taken to stop the space program. Humans have accepted incredible risks to explore the unknown. It gives one hope for the species. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_1