KSC twitpic: Guests gather at the Space Mirror Memorial, KSC Visitor Complex, for NASA's Day of Remembrance
Today, January 29th, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida pays 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.
Media and the general public were invited to a wreath-laying at 11 AM at the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. NASA’s Day of Remembrance honors members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.
President Barack Obama released the following statement:
The arrival of a new year reminds us that life is a journey, one that takes us on many unexpected paths. NASA’s role is to pioneer journeys into the unknown for the benefit of humanity. Along the way, we sometimes experience tragedy instead of triumph.
Today, we pause to reflect on those moments in exploration when things did not go as expected and we lost brave pioneers. But what sets us apart as Americans is our willingness to get up again and push the frontiers even further with an even stronger commitment and sense of purpose.
On this Day of Remembrance, we remember the sacrifices of those who dared to dream and gave everything for the cause of exploration. We honor them with our ongoing commitment to excellence and an unwavering determination to continue the journey on the path to the future.
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