The Astronauts Memorial Foundation

The Astronauts Memorial Foundation would like to congratulate Northrop Grumman on their 21st resupply mission to the International Space Station named NG-21: The S.S. Francis R. “Dick” Scobee onboard the 75th Falcon 9 launched by SpaceX this year. amfcse.org

We here at the Center For Space Education were proud to host the wonderful members of the First Tech Challenge today for the Power Source Summit. If your organization interested in hosting your event with us, contact us through our website or any linked socials on our page!🚀

This #TeacherAppreciationWeek, the Exploration Station team at Kennedy is grateful for educators who go above and beyond to inspire and engage the next generation of explorers. Learn more about opportunities for the summer and the 2022-2023 school year: go.nasa.gov/3lJokqG

Today is an exciting day at the Center for Space Education! After four long years, the NASA Lunabotics competition is BACK! Each year, NASA calls on students from across the nation to design lunar excavators for competition at @NASAKennedy. Watch LIVE: youtu.be/glLQZzP_uT0

Congratulations SpaceX 🍀, Axiom, and Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor, Mission Specialists Eytan Stibbe & Mark Pathy. [Falcon 9, Mission Ax-1, April 8, 2022; Image taken by Tres Holton from Space Mirror Memorial at Kennedy Space Center]

Remembering Navy Captain, astronaut, flight surgeon, pro soccer player, husband and father: Manley Lanier “Sonny” Carter, Jr.  On official NASA business, Dr. Carter died in a plane accident on April 5, 1991. JSC’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab bears his name. amfcse.org/sonny-carter

Capt Charles A. Bassett II & CDR Elliot M. See, Jr., assigned as prime crew for the Gemini 9 mission, tragically died in a T-38 landing accident at Lambert Field on February 28, 1966. Learn more about these fallen heroes here: amfcse.org/see-and-bassett

Remembering STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia Crew, who lost their lives during re-entry on February 1, 2003: sixteen minutes from home.  astronautsmemorial.com/columbia

Book-signing today, January 29th, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex with AMF past chair and veteran astronaut, Col. Eileen Collins; along with current AMF Director and former Space Shuttle Launch Director, Mike Leinbach.

Remembering STS-51-L Space Shuttle Challenger Crew, who lost their lives 73 seconds into flight on January 28, 1986. astronautsmemorial.com/challenger

Remembering Apollo 1 Crew, who lost their lives in a tragic fire during a launch rehearsal test on January 27, 1967, at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34: fifty-five (55) years ago, today.  astronautsmemorial.com/apollo-1

NASA’s Day of Remembrance on Thursday, January 27, at 10AM. The ceremony at the Space Mirror Memorial will honor our fallen heroes, who sacrificed their lives while furthering the cause of space exploration & discovery. Admission is free via RSVP at astronautsmemorial.com/rsvp

Today, we honor the life and inspiring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Here's a view of his hometown of Atlanta as seen from the @Space_Station in 2017. #MLKday

Congratulations SpaceX 🍀 on your Falcon 9 launch [Transporter 3] from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station; and, booster recovery at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1). [Canon EOS RP; 240mm; ISO125; F10; 1/500 second; photo by Très Holton from roof of Center for Space Education at KSC]

We wish you the Happiest of Holidays and New Year!

Remembering Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., PhD, the first African-American to be selected as an astronaut by any national space program: the Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program. He tragically lost his life in an F-104 Starfighter accident in 1967. amfcse.org/robert-h-lawre…

Sixty years ago, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to reach space. Laura Shepard Churchley is proudly paralleling her pioneering father, joining trailblazing citizen space explorers in an avant-garde spacecraft bearing her very name. Link: amfcse.org/news/2021/12/7…

Congratulations SpaceX🍀on your Falcon 9 launch [Starlink 4-3] from SLC-40; booster recovery; deployment of 48 Starlink satellites and two BlackSky spacecraft. [Canon EOS RP; 14mm; ISO 100; F16; 278 seconds; photo by Très Holton on 12/2/21, Space Mirror reflection pond at KSC]

On November 15, 1967, Major Michael Adams made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the nation and space exploration: he was 37yo. Learn more at amfcse.org/michael-j-adams about this incredible X-15 test pilot, who was chosen to be a part of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program.

Thankful and Saluting All Veterans!