Day of Remembrance 2023
Kennedy Space Center workers and guests placed flowers at the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida during the Day of Remembrance on Jan. 26, 2023. The event honored the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other astronauts who lost their lives in the pursuit of spaceflight. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Columbia tragedy. This year’s ceremony was hosted by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation, which was founded after the shuttle Challenger accident in 1986 to honor the sacrifices of fallen astronauts each year.
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KSC-20230126-PH-KLS01_0228
Date Created
January 26, 2023
Center
KSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location
Memorial Wall at KSC Visitor Com
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