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A wreath with red and white flowers, green leaves, and white ribbon bows rests on a tripod stand with three thin metal legs. It stands in front of the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial. The Memorial has two parts: A polished gray stone headstone with a bronze embossed plaque on it, resting on a small platform of rough gray stone. The plaque has the likeness of Challenger and the crew on it. Behind the memorial, we can see rows of white stone headstones.

NASA’s Day of Remembrance 2026

The Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial is seen during a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.

Image Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

TakenJanuary 22, 2026

Image CreditNASA/Keegan Barber

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