Roger B. Chaffee
United States Navy commander, NASA astronaut
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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Born | |
Status | Deceased |
Died | January 27, 1967 Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. | (aged 31)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Test pilot |
Space career | |
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.
References
change- ↑ "Astronaut Bio: Roger B. Chaffee". NASA. December 1997. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
Other websites
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