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Roger Bruce Chaffee ( / ˈtʃæfiː /; February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was an American naval officer, aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program . Chaffee was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he became an Eagle Scout.
Jun 7, 2024 · Selected in NASA’s third group of astronauts in 1963, Roger B. Chaffee was to make his first spaceflight on the AS-204 mission, the first of the Apollo program.
Roger B. Chaffee (born Feb. 15, 1935, Grand Rapids, Mich., U.S.—died Jan. 27, 1967, Cape Kennedy, Fla.) was a U.S. astronaut who was a member of the three-man Apollo 1 crew killed when a flash fire swept their space capsule during a simulation of a launching.
Feb 3, 2022 · The nation’s Moon landing program suffered a shocking setback on Jan. 27, 1967, with the deaths of Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee in a flash fire aboard their spacecraft during a ground test on the launch pad.
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.
Jan 21, 2019 · Fast Facts: Roger B. Chaffee. Name: Roger Bruce Chaffee. Born: February 15, 1935 in Grand Rapids, MI. Died: January 27, 1967, in the Apollo 1 fire at Kennedy Space Center. Parents: Donald Lynn Chaffee, Blanche May Chaffee. Spouse: Martha L. Horn. Children: Sheryl Lyn and Stephen.
Oct 18, 2021 · NASA career. Apollo 1 fire. Since childhood, Roger Chaffee dreamt of becoming an astronaut and, when he was selected to be in NASA's third group of astronauts, that goal became a reality,...
Jan 27, 2022 · On Jan. 27, 1967, with the planned launch of the first Apollo mission to carry a crew just 25 days away, Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee were conducting a key test with their spacecraft on the launch pad.
