Day of Remembrance 2023. Sheryl Chafee, Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF) Board of Directors chairperson, center, accompanied by NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, and Kennedy Space Director Janet Petro, lay a wreath in front of the Space Mirror Memorial during the Day of Remembrance on Jan. 26, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. 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 AMF, which was founded after the shuttle Challenger accident in 1986 to honor the sacrifices of fallen astronauts each year.,Image: 1022310113, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no
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S86-30504 16 April 1986 --- A 4,000 pound, 11 x 20 piece of the aft center segment tang joint of the space shuttle Challenger s right-hand solid rocket booster is off loaded from the Stena Workhorse after its recovery on April 13, 1986. The burned out area is 15 x 28 . Copyright: xpiemagsx piemagsspace-57312 ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT,Image: 736831872, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no