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Jun 17, 2024 · Apollo 1. On Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204). The mission was to be the first crewed flight of Apollo, and was scheduled to launch Feb. 21, 1967. Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee lost their lives when a fire swept through the command module.
Roger B. Chaffee. Roger Bruce Chaffee (February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was an American test pilot and astronaut. He worked with the space program on the ground, helping astronauts who were flying in space. He talked to Gemini 4 during its mission, and NASA trusted him to fly special research jets to learn about how rockets worked.
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Biographical Information. Roger B. Chaffee was born February 15, 1935 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Chaffee graduated from Central High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Purdue University in 1957. While at Purdue University, he was a member of Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering ...
Nov 16, 2016 · LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROGER B. CHAFFEE, UNITED STATES NAVY, DECEASED Roger Bruce Chaffee was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on February 15, 1935, son of Don L. and Blanche M. (Mosher) Chaffee. He graduated from Central High School in Grand Rapids and in 1957 received the degree of Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. While attending Purdue ...
Roger B. Chaffee, Pilot. Chaffee was chosen as one of the third group of astronauts selected by NASA in 1963. While he took part in flight control communications systems, instrumentation systems and altitude and translation control systems in the Apollo Branch of the Astronaut Office, Apollo 1 was to be his flight with NASA.
