Biography of Roger Bruce Chaffee

Roger Bruce Chaffee (* 15. February 1935 in Grand Rapids; † 27. January 1967 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station) was an uS-amerikanischer Astronaut. He was 31 years old. His education included Illinois Institute of Technology, Purdue University, United States Naval Academy and Innovation Central High School. He worked at National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He received 7 awards, including Air Medal, Congressional Space Medal of Honor. His cause of death was smoke inhalation injury. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.