Roger B Chaffee was an Astronaut who had a net worth of $2 Million. He was born in February 15, 1935 and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Tragically, he was killed in the 1967 Apollo 1 disaster, when a fire broke out during a pre-flight demonstration at Cape Kennedy (Cape Canaveral) Air Force Station.
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💰 Net worth: $2 Million (2024)
About
A posthumous recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, this NASA astronaut was killed during the 1967 Apollo 1 disaster, in which a fire broke out during a pre-flight demonstration at Florida's Cape Kennedy (Cape Canaveral) Air Force Station.
Before Fame
Prior to his work with NASA, Chaffee attended the United States Naval Academy and the Illinois Institute of Technology and received an Aeronautical Engineering degree from Purdue University. He went on to become a U.S. Navy aviator.
Trivia
He was one of the three capsule communicators assigned to the 1965 Gemini 4 mission.
Family Life
He grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His marriage to Martha Horn began in 1957 and produced children named Sheryl and Stephen.
Associated With
He and Virgil Gus Grissom were two of the three astronauts killed aboard the Apollo 1; Edward H. White was the third.
