HOUSTON, Feb. 29 (UPI)-Mrs. Martha Chaffee, widow of the astronaut Roger Chaffee, was married last Saturday to a Houston real estate developer, William C. Canfield, in a quiet church. With the recent deaths of the astronauts John Glenn and Eugene A. Cernan and the sea changes in Washington, the gathering felt like a memorial for an era as well as for three men. Attend a memorial at the now-crumbling launch site where 50 years ago a fire took the lives of the astronauts Gus Grissom, Roger Chaffee and Ed White. Graduating in the top fifth of his class from Central High School in Grand Rapids in 1953, he applied for scholarships at the U.S. martha horn chaffee canfield - prediksimacau99.com Astronauts die in launch pad fire - HISTORY Astronaut Roger Chaffee practices moving on the Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator located at the Lunar Landing Facility. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Roger Chaffee Chaffee, 31, was the baby of the crew, a never-flown-in-space rookie. He photographed the launch facilities at Cape Canaveralthe very place where his life would close, a few years henceand participated in U.S. reconnaissance flights during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. Lt. Roger B. Chaffee has his U.S. Navy wings pinned onto his uniform jacket by his wife, Martha, in this 1959 photo. 50 years after Apollo disaster, memorial honors 3 men and an era . But on Friday, as for the past 25 years, there was a solemn observance at the little-known memorial for her husband and two crewmates who were killed in the Apollo 1 disaster. Sheryl Chaffee was born in Kingsville, Texas; she is the daughter of Roger and Martha Chaffee. The cascading waterfall was complimented by the lighting Roger had installed around their pool. 2 at North American's mock-up display area at the Downey facility. Astronaut's Daughter Finds Solace and Mission - Los Angeles Times