Roger Bruce Chaffee
United States Navy commander, NASA astronaut (1935-1967) · United States · On the map · Astronauts · Died at 31
Roger Bruce Chaffee was an American naval officer, aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program.
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A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
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1997Congressional Space Medal of HonorAward1983International Space Hall of FameAward1969NASA Distinguished Service MedalAward1967Died27 January 19671935Born15 February 1935
Media & music
Photos 9
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
Apollo 1 crew, Grissom, White, and Chaffee
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 MemorialAwards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Astronauts
Type
Astronaut
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 1967 · aged 31
