Martha Chaffee - wife of Roger

Roger Chaffee, astronaut, and his family:
Martha (wife), Sheryl (daughter), Stephen (son).

Martha Chaffee studies moon topography with Roger, who would have been one of the astronauts to walk on the moon.

Martha Chaffee with their children, 

Sheryl and Stephen:

Martha Chaffee, working out at a gym, 1960's:

Apollo 1: Fire in the Cockpit

January 27, 1967 - Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee died locked in the Apollo 1 capsule during a routine "plugs out" test - in pure oxygen.

Below: Gene Cernan, fellow astronaut and next door neighbor to Roger Chaffee,
& Martha Chaffee.

 Sheryl Chaffee, Martha Chaffee, Gene Cernan (the last man on the moon),
and Stephen Chaffee.

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Martha marries William Canfield in 1968:

Roger Chaffee's Wife - Martha Chaffee

Martha Louise Horn, wife of Apollo 1 astronaut Roger Bruce Chaffee, was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1955. 

Here she is as a sophomore, from the 1953 yearbook ("The Orbit"), with the school symbol, a falling star:

Martha, a stand-out beauty at just 15, was a  "Classettes" cheerleader at Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1953. {left, below}

Martha's parents recognized the unique gifts of their beautiful daughter, and supported her application to Purdue University in Indiana; a university that attracted many promising engineers - and is regarded as the cradle of astronauts.

Speaking of astronauts... Martha Louise Horn met future astronaut Roger Bruce Chaffee while they were both students at Purdue University.

Here is Roger Chaffee in the 1957 Purdue University yearbook:.