Launch Complex 34 of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) was constructed between June 1959 and February 1961, and is associated with the Saturn 1 and Saturn 1B missile test flights and two Apollo manned program launches. The manned mission launches include the tragic Apollo 1 fire that claimed the lives of three astronauts during a countdown rehearsal. Later, the successful Apollo 7 mission originated from this same complex. The site was deactivated in November of 1971, and two years later it was abandoned in place. Today the complex serves as a memorial to the Apollo 1 tragedy and is part of a National Historic Landmark District designation along with several historic Launch Complex facilities located on the CCAFS.