U.S. ASTRONAUT Roger Chaffee
NASA	Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1935, Chaffee earned a Bachelors of Science in aeronautical engineering and became a navy pilot. After applying to NASA's space program twice, he was chosen in the third group of astronauts and was to fly as communications officer on the Apollo 1 mission. Chaffee and fellow crew members Edward White and Virgil Grissom all perished in a fire during training on Jan. 27, 1967. Sources: Congressional Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Contemporary World Issues: Space Exploration