NASA to pay tribute to fallen heroes

(ARLINGTON, Va.) NASA will 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, during the agency's annual Day of Remembrance Thursday. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and other agency senior officials, will lead an observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia starting at 1 p.m. EST. A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, followed by observances for the Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia crews. Various NASA centers also will hold observances on and leading up to the Day of Remembrance for the public, employees and the families of those lost in service to America’s space program. The Astronauts Memorial Foundation and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will host Day of Remembrance observance activities, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the Space Mirror Memorial in Florida. The agency also is paying tribute to its fallen astronauts with special online content available Wednesday at https://www.nasa.gov/dor2019