The UP Aerospace rocket suffered an anomaly about three seconds after liftoff, destroying student projects and the cremated remains of two individuals.
, who died in April 2021. Chapman, an aural/radio physicist, supported NASA’s 1971 Apollo 14 mission to the Moon as its mission scientist. The cremated remains of chemist Louise Ann O’Deen were also aboard.The Apollo-era Group 6 scientist-astronauts, with Philip K. Chapman appearing at far left.
, the space agency’s second group of scientist-astronauts. Although he never got to go to space himself, Chapman was an Apollo-era astronaut who helped NASA prepare for the lunar missions.“Regarding today’s launch: We are reviewing the details and the video with UP Aerospace.
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