In memory of those who have given their lives in the quest to explore space.

"If we die, we want people to accept it. We're in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life." Gus Grissom, Commander, Apollo 1


Apollo 1
27 January 1967

Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Commander
Edward H.White II, Command Module Pilot
Roger B. Chaffee, Lunar Module Pilot

Soyuz 1
24 April 1967

Vladimir M. Komarov, Commander

Soyuz 11 / Salyut 1
29 June 1971

Georgi T. Dobrovolsky, Commander
Vladislav N. Volkov, Flight Engineer
Viktor I. Patsayev, Research Engineer

Challenger, 51-L
28 January 1986

Francis R. Scobee, Commander
Michael J. Smith, Pilot
Judith A. Resnik, Mission Specialist
Ellison S. Onizuka, Mission Specialist
Ronald E. McNair, Mission Specialist
Gregory B. Jarvis, Payload Specialist
Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist

Columbia, STS-107
1 February 2003

Rick D. Husband, Commander
William C. McCool, Pilot
Michael P. Anderson, Payload Commander
Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist
David M. Brown, Mission Specialist
Laurel B. Clark, Mission Specialist
Ilan Ramon, (ISA) Payload Specialist

 

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