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Hi I'm NASA Kennedy's Rebecca Shireman and
I'm taking you Inside KSC!

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Kennedy Space Center honored the crews of
Apollo 1, shuttles Challenger and Columbia,

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and others who lost their lives in the pursuit
of space exploration, during the center's

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NASA Day of Remembrance January 26.

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Family members of fallen astronauts joined
NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot

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and Center Director Bob Cabana for the ceremony,
which was followed by a wreath-laying at the

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Space Mirror Memorial.

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The annual observance was hosted by the Astronauts
Memorial Foundation.

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A new tribute unveiled at the Apollo/Saturn
V Center at Kennedy pays respect to the ultimate

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sacrifice made by the Apollo 1 crew.

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Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee perished
in a fire at the launch pad during a countdown

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dress rehearsal January 27, 1967.

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The new tribute is called "Ad Astra Per Aspera
-- A Rough Road Leads to the Stars."

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It was dedicated on the 50th anniversary of
the Apollo 1 fire, and displays personal items

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that help guests get to know the astronauts
as their families knew them.

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It also includes the hatch from the destroyed
capsule, along with the redesigned hatch -- a

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symbol of NASA's dedication to learning from
the tragedy and improving safety in the new

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design.