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Roger Bruce Chaffee
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United States Navy commander, NASA astronaut (1935–1967)
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Key facts
- Born
- Roger Bruce Chaffee , ( 1935-02-15 ) February 15, 1935, Grand Rapids, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- January 27, 1967 (1967-01-27) (aged 31), Cape Kennedy , Florida, U.S.
- Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology , Purdue University ( BS ), Air University
- Spouse
- Martha Louise Horn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 )
- Awards
- Congressional Space Medal of Honor Air Medal (2)
- Rank
- Lieutenant commander , USN
- Selection
- NASA Group 3 (1963)
- Missions
- Apollo 1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 3
- Given name
- Bruce
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Grand Rapids
- Place of death
- Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 34
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Military rank
- lieutenant commander
- Image
- RogerChaffee.1964.ws.jpg
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- Commons category
- Roger B. Chaffee
- date of birth
- 1935-02-15
- date of death
- 1967-01-27
- Commons gallery
- Roger Bruce Chaffee
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- smoke inhalation injury
- member of the crew of
- Apollo 1
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Encyclopedic overview
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. He graduated from Central High School in 1953, and accepted a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship. He began his college education at Illinois Institute of Technology, where he was involved in the fraternity Phi Kappa Sigma. He transferred to Purdue University in 1954, continuing his involvement in Phi Kappa Sigma serving as chapter president in 1956 and obtaining his private pilot's license.
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