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From left to right, NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during a wreath laying ceremony, as a part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

Each January, NASA pauses to honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. In 2025, the Day of Remembrance will be observed on Jan. 23.

Kennedy Space Center workers and guests placed flowers at the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida during NASA's 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.
Kennedy Space Center workers and guests placed flowers at the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida during NASA’s 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.
Photo Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy place flowers at the grave markers of Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger Chaffee from Apollo 1, during a ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy place flowers at the grave markers of Virgil “Gus” Grissom and Roger Chaffee from Apollo 1, during a ceremony that was part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
NASA/Keegan Barber
A wreath is seen by the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial during a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.
The Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial is seen after a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The event, traditionally held every year on the fourth Thursday of January, remembers the crews of Apollo 1 and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia.
NASA/Keegan Barber
The Space Shuttle Columbia memorial is seen after a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.
The Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial is seen after a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The event, traditionally held every year on the fourth Thursday of January, remembers the crews of Apollo 1 and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia.
NASA/Keegan Barber