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Jan 21, 2022 · Roger B. Chaffee, along with Gus Grisson and Ed White died on January 27, 1967, during that routine test mission, which we now call “Apollo 1.”. This group was chosen to be the first Apollo flight crew because they were the best. At the time, Chaffee was the youngest person to be selected for a NASA mission. He was only 31.
Jan 28, 2017 · Grissom, Roger Chaffee and Ed White died in a flash fire that engulfed their capsule atop a Saturn 1B rocket during a routine training operation on Jan. 27, 1967. Mr. Grissom was 40.
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ROGER B. CHAFFEE (LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, USN) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born February 15, 1935 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Died January 27, 1967, at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in the Apollo spacecraft fire. He is survived by his wife Martha and two children. EDUCATION: Chaffee graduated from Central High School, Grand Rapids,
Roger B. Chaffee, astronaut, pilot and engineer, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 15, 1935. Although his family was based in Greenville, Michigan, Roger’s father Don came down with scarlet fever, which posed a serious danger to his wife Blanche (known as “Mike”) and the new baby.
Chaffee is memorialized in many ways, from the Chaffee Crater on the far side of the Moon, to the Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Another memorial is a hill on Mars, Chaffee Hill, 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) south-southwest of Columbia Memorial Station, part of the Apollo 1 Hills.
Inducted In: 1983. Country: United States. Pilot of the Apollo 1 crew. Roger B. Chaffee was born February 15, 1935, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His father was a former barnstorming pilot and Roger became fascinated with flight after his first airplane ride at the age of seven. He graduated from Central High School in Grand Rapids in 1953 and ...
ROGER B. CHAFFEE (LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, USN) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born February 15, 1935 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Died January 27, 1967, at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in the Apollo spacecraft fire. He is survived by his wife Martha and two children. EDUCATION: Chaffee graduated from Central High School, Grand Rapids,
