Birth Name: Roger Bruce Chaffee
Occupation: Astronaut
Place Of Birth: Michigan
Date Of Birth: February 15, 1935
Date Of Death: January 27, 1967
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Roger B Chaffee was born on the 15th of February, 1935. He was best known for being a Astronaut. 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.
Roger B Chaffee was born in Michigan. 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. He was one of the three capsule communicators assigned to the 1965 Gemini 4 mission.
Roger B Chaffee was a Aquarius and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Roger B Chaffee was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
Roger Bruce Chaffee is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
Roger’s Roger Bruce Chaffee attended Central High School.
Family
Roger B Chaffee’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Roger B Chaffee’s parents.
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Personal Life
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Roger B Chaffee was born in the Year of the Pig.
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| REAL NAME: | Roger Bruce Chaffee |
| NICKNAME: | Roger |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Aquarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Friday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Roger B Chaffee was a Aquarius. People of this zodiac sign like to have fun with friends, help others, fight for causes, are a good listener and dislike broken promises, being bored, and people who disagree with them. The strengths of this sign are being independent, original, while the weaknesses can be running from emotional expression, temperamental and uncompromising. The greatest overall compatibility with Aquarius is Leo and Sagittarius.
Chinese Zodiac: Roger B Chaffee was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are nice and good-mannered. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility.
Ruling Planet: Roger B Chaffee had a ruling planet of Uranus and has a ruling planet of Uranus. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Neptune and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Roger B Chaffee’s birth sign is Aquarius and he had a ruling planet of Uranus.
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