GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Wayne He, a senior at Forest Hills Northern High School, is the 2022 winner of the Roger B. Chaffee scholarship. The scholarship was started more than 46 years ago to honor the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Take steps into space with Roger B. Chaffee in Grand Rapids Public Museums (GRPM) new, limited-time exhibit Roger That!. Chaffee was not only a Grand Rapids native but her ...

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.

Women in the field of science and space exploration will be honored and showcased this weekend as Grand Rapids Public Museum and Grand Valley State University's Roger That! returns for a special ...

Roger Bruce Chaffee (February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was an American naval officer, aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program.

Since childhood, Roger Chaffee dreamt of becoming an astronaut and, when he was selected to be in NASA's third group of astronauts, that goal became a reality, according to NASA's History Division.

plaster dome and a Goto Optics mechanical star projector. Among the planetarium's first shows was "Star of Wonder", an astronomical attempt at an explanation of the Star of Bethlehem. The show ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- For the first time in its 54-year history, the Roger B. Chaffee scholarship has become a family affair for two winners. This year’s winner, Rachel Schenck, follows right behind ...

On Thursday, Challenger Center and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) hosted a dedication ceremony for a new monument to honor Apollo 1 Astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward White, and Roger ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4)-Looking for out-of-this-world fun? Head to the Grand Rapids Public Museum and Grand Valley State University for a special event. On Friday and Saturday, Roger That! returns ...

In 1756, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. In 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp. In 1888, the National Geographic Society was ...