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Roger B. Chaffee facts for kids
| Roger B. Chaffee | |
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| NASA astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Deceased |
| Born | February 15, 1935 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | January 27, 1967 (aged 31) Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. |
| Other occupation | Test pilot |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy |
| Selection | Group 3 (1963) |
| Missions | Apollo 1 |
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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.
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.
Images for kids
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Chaffee's Navy portrait
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Chaffee (sitting on hatch sill) during water egress training for Apollo 1
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Chaffee at the consoles in Mission Control during the Gemini 3 mission
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Chaffee's name, along with Grissom's and White's, on the Space Mirror Memorial