Roger Chaffee was just 31 years old when he and fellow astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, also a Purdue alumnus, and Ed White were killed during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission on Jan. 27, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The statue for astronaut Roger B. Chaffee, a Grand Rapids native who died in a test run for a trip to the moon, now stands in the heart of downtown. Chaffee was one of three ...

During a routine ground test in January 1967, astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were sealed inside their Apollo command module when a sudden fire erupted inside the oxygen-filled ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A sculptor of figurative bronzes, J. Brett Grill sculpted astronaut Roger B. Chaffee and now has the honor to speak at the Roger B. Chaffee Scholarship Award banquet being held at ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The impact that Roger B. Chaffee made on the "Space Race" is still felt today. It was through his untimely death in 1967 that many changes and inroads were made as the United ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – NASA will honor the late astronaut Naval Lt. Cmdr. Roger B. Chaffee with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his involvement in the U.S. space program.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Two days of events in February will celebrate the life of astronaut Roger Chaffee and look at the history of space exploration. The Grand Rapids Public Museum and Grand ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A piece of the moon will find a home at Purdue University on Oct. 6 thanks to the widow of astronaut and Purdue alumnus Roger Chaffee. The sample, on long-term loan from NASA, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The city of Grand Rapids honored a hero from West Michigan whose mission was to reach for the stars. A bronze statue now stands just outside of the Grand Rapids Children’s ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Moonwalkers and dozens of others who took part in NASA’s storied Apollo program paid tribute Thursday to the three astronauts killed in a fire 50 years ago. On the eve of the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A seven-foot-tall bronze statue of astronaut Roger B. Chaffee now overlooks a busy corridor in his hometown. The statue honors Chaffee's sacrifice as America quested for a lunar ...