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.
Roger B. Chaffee | |
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| Born | February 15, 1935 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Died | January 27, 1967 (aged 31) Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
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| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy[1] |
| Selection | Group 3 (1963) |
| Missions | Apollo 1 |
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Chaffee died along with fellow astronauts Gus Grissom and Ed White during a test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (then known as Cape Kennedy), Florida.
Roger B. Chaffee Media
Chaffee's Astronaut selection portrait. Note the NASA insignia on the left lapel
Chaffee (sitting on hatch sill) during water egress training for Apollo 1
Chaffee at the consoles in Mission Control during the Gemini 3 mission
Charred remains of the Apollo 1 Command Module, in which Chaffee was killed along with Grissom and White
Gus Grissom's and Roger Chaffee's headstones during the NASA Day of Remembrance ceremony in 2013
Chaffee's name, along with Grissom's and White's, on the Space Mirror Memorial
Statue of Chaffee in Grand Rapids, Michigan
References
- ↑ "Astronaut Bio: Roger B. Chaffee". NASA. December 1997. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
Other websites
Media related to Roger B. Chaffee at Wikimedia Commons
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