posted 01-26-2010 09:25 AM               

NASA Day of Remembrance at Kennedy Space Center Jan. 29

NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency's Day of Remembrance observance on Friday, Jan. 29.

Media and the general public are invited to a wreath-laying at 11 a.m. EST at the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Kennedy Center Director and former astronaut Bob Cabana will take part in the ceremony.

NASA's Day of Remembrance honors members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will provide flowers for visitors throughout the day to place at the memorial. For more information, please call 321-449-4400.

Kennedy contractors and civil servants will be allowed access to the Space Mirror Memorial throughout the day to pay their respects.

The Astronauts Memorial Foundation, a private, not-for-profit organization, built and maintains the Space Mirror Memorial. It was dedicated in 1991 to honor all astronauts who lost their lives on missions or during training and since has been designated a National Memorial by Congress.

posted 01-27-2010 09:49 AM               

Jan 27 is 43rd anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire. We’d like to honor three astronauts who made ultimate sacrifice in space exploration.

posted 01-28-2010 12:59 PM               

Challenger Center Remembers the Challenger Flight 51-L Crew - Invites its Alumni and Friends to Share Their Stories

Twenty-four years ago today the space shuttle Challenger and its crew of seven men and women launched into a clear blue sky at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Their mission, designated 51-L, was cut short that day, but their legacy of exploration and discovery lives on at nearly 50 Challenger Learning Centers worldwide.

A special podcast has been created to honor the Challenger crew as well as the Apollo 1 and Columbia astronauts. All will be honored this Friday during NASA's Day of Remembrance.

Credit: Challenger Centers for Space Education

Listen to the audio podcast.

As a part of this day of remembrance, alumni of Challenger Learning Center programs and other friends and supporters are invited to share their stories. How were you inspired by your Challenger Learning Center experience? Share your stories at our Facebook page.

Access Challenger Center resources at the following websites, or by emailing info@challenger.org.

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About Challenger Flight 51-L
The Crew of Challenger Flight 51-L included Dick Scobee, Michael Smith, Judith Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe. Planned objectives for the mission were deployment of the second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) and a free-flying Spartan spacecraft to study Halley's Comet. Other payloads were a fluid dynamics experiment to be conducted by Greg Jarvis and a set of lessons to be taught by teacher Christa McAuliffe.

About Challenger Center
Using space exploration as a theme and simulations as a vehicle, Challenger Center and its international network of 47 Challenger Learning Centers create positive educational experiences that raise students' expectations of success, fosters a long-term interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and inspires students to pursue studies and careers in these areas. Challenger Center's network of Challenger Learning Centers across the United States and in Canada, the United Kingdom, and South Korea reach more than 400,000 students each year through simulated space missions and educational programs, and engage over 40,000 educators through missions, teacher workshops and other programs. To learn more about Challenger Center for Space Science Education, visit challenger.org.

posted 01-29-2010 06:18 AM               

• McNair had 'eye on future,' would appreciate progress, librarian says
  South Carolina Now

  ...on Thursday, 24 years after McNair’s death aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, a crowd gathered for the annual vigil at the late astronaut’s resting place, which is located between the current and former Lake City library sites.

• Beaufort Elementary students dedicate mini-museum to Challenger pilot
  WNCT

  24 years ago today, seven astronauts died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on take off. The pilot of that shuttle, Michael Smith, was from Beaufort. Today, students at Beaufort Elementary School dedicated a mini-museum in his honor.

• Remembering Fallen Astronauts In Titusville
  Central Florida News 13

  NASA leaders say they are paying tribute this morning at the Astronaut Hall of Fame to those who lost their lives while furthering the cause of space exploration and discovery -- the astronauts who died on Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia.

• CU-Boulder cadets to honor victims of Challenger, Columbia disaster
  Colorado Daily

  Cadets at the University of Colorado on Saturday will remember two of the nation's worst space disasters at a memorial for the crew members who died aboard the Challenger and Columbia space shuttles.

posted 01-29-2010 07:13 AM               

Each January, NASA pauses for a Day of Remembrance to honor the fallen heroes of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia, and all the members of the NASA Family who have lost their lives furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.

posted 01-29-2010 07:13 PM               

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, front center, NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, left, and other NASA employees participate in a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, at Arlington National Cemetery.

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

The wreathes were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.

Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

A special sign and wreath of flowers are placed at the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Kennedy Space Center Director and former astronaut Bob Cabana placed a wreath of flowers at the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex during NASA's Day of Remembrance, Jan. 29, 2010.

posted 01-29-2010 08:50 PM            

Jeannie, the widow of astronaut Charlie Bassett, stopped by to say hello to Francis today. I took this photo of her next to our memorial to all fallen astronauts, such as her husband, the Apollo 1 crew, the Challenger and Columbia crews.

posted 01-30-2010 07:13 PM               

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Originally posted by Shalene:
We had a special visitor today at the San Diego Air & Space Museum -- a coincidence, but a special one.

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