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In 1935 on this date, Dr. Roger Bruce Chaffee was born. He became an American pilot astronaut from 1963 to 1967. In July of 1967, he died in the Apollo 1 launchpad fire, alongside Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom and Edward H. White II.
Astronomy Fact of the Day: February 15, 2021
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