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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.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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.
- John Uri
Oct 18, 2021 · The life of the skilled NASA astronaut Roger Chaffee was cut short in a tragic accident. One of Chaffee’s most famous quotes is “Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.”(Image credit:...
- Ailsa Harvey
Jan 28, 2017 · Mr. 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. Ms....
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Jan 21, 2019 · Learn about the life and career of Roger B. Chaffee, who was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1963 and worked on Gemini and Apollo programs. He died in the Apollo 1 fire in 1967 along with Gus Grissom and Ed White.
