NASA Kennedy Space Center 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 on Friday, Jan. 31.
At 10:30 a.m. EST, Kennedy Director Bob Cabana and Deputy Director Janet Petro will hold a wreath-laying ceremony at the Space Mirror Memorial located in the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Cabana will make brief remarks at the observance.
Media interested in covering the service should contact Andrea Farmer at 321-223-1091.
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.
The Astronauts Memorial Foundation is a private, not-for-profit organization that built and maintains the Space Mirror Memorial. The mirror was dedicated in 1991 to honor all astronauts who lost their lives on missions or during training. It has been designated a National Memorial by Congress.
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Michael Curie
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
michael.curie@nasa.gov
Andrea Farmer
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla.
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
321-223-1091
afarmer@dncinc.com