Roger B. Chaffee

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.

Roger B. Chaffee
Born	(1935-02-15)February 15, 1935 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Status	Deceased
Died	January 27, 1967(1967-01-27) (aged 31) Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Test pilot
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy[1]
Selection	Group 3 (1963)
Missions	Apollo 1
Mission insignia

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.