1 00:00:07,049 --> 00:00:03,870 the NASA community took time January 2 00:00:09,629 --> 00:00:07,059 29th to honor the men and women lost in 3 00:00:11,549 --> 00:00:09,639 the course of exploration at the 4 00:00:14,339 --> 00:00:11,559 agency's launch site Kennedy Space 5 00:00:16,980 --> 00:00:14,349 Center in Florida center director and 6 00:00:19,259 --> 00:00:16,990 former astronaut Bob Cabana marked 7 00:00:21,570 --> 00:00:19,269 NASA's Day of Remembrance during a 8 00:00:24,419 --> 00:00:21,580 wreath-laying ceremony at the astronaut 9 00:00:26,900 --> 00:00:24,429 Memorial located at the center's Visitor 10 00:00:29,630 --> 00:00:26,910 Complex president john f kennedy 11 00:00:32,609 --> 00:00:29,640 characterized it as the most hazardous 12 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:32,619 dangerous and greatest adventure on 13 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:35,050 which man has ever embarked it's not an 14 00:00:39,420 --> 00:00:38,050 adventure that's without risk explorers 15 00:00:41,700 --> 00:00:39,430 throughout history have put themselves 16 00:00:44,700 --> 00:00:41,710 at risk for the never-ending quest for 17 00:00:47,279 --> 00:00:44,710 knowledge that drives us all we are well 18 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:47,289 aware of the risks but that doesn't stop 19 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:49,930 us from pressing on NASA's Day of 20 00:00:55,290 --> 00:00:52,510 Remembrance commemorates sacrifices made 21 00:00:59,090 --> 00:00:55,300 by explorers including three astronauts 22 00:01:01,529 --> 00:00:59,100 killed during the Apollo 1 fire in 1967 23 00:01:04,470 --> 00:01:01,539 seven who perished in the challenger 24 00:01:06,660 --> 00:01:04,480 launch in nineteen eighty six and seven 25 00:01:10,980 --> 00:01:06,670 lost and breakup of Columbia during 26 00:01:13,890 --> 00:01:10,990 reentry in 2003 each accident became a 27 00:01:16,230 --> 00:01:13,900 turning point for NASA officials note 28 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:16,240 that the agency might not have made some 29 00:01:21,990 --> 00:01:18,610 of its strongest gains without the 30 00:01:24,750 --> 00:01:22,000 lessons of the Lost flights this is an 31 00:01:26,580 --> 00:01:24,760 exciting time and we honor those who 32 00:01:28,950 --> 00:01:26,590 have gone before us by continuing our 33 00:01:32,190 --> 00:01:28,960 quest for knowledge in this greatest 34 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:32,200 adventure of all time as NASA looks 35 00:01:37,350 --> 00:01:35,050 forward to its future plans in space the 36 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:37,360 agency also wants to remember the people