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Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium

Name: Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium
Address: Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl Street North West, Grand Rapids, MI, 49501, US

Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl Street North West

Grand Rapids, MI 49501

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Located within the Museum, the Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium is named after the Grand Rapids-born astronaut who lost his life in the 1967 Apollo 1 spacecraft fire. The Planetarium is complete with computerized Digistar and laser projectors, producing multiple video and still images and incredible special effects, accompanied by high-powered digital sound.

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