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SUMMARY:2024 Astronaut Memorial Ceremony in Titusville (For NASA Day of Remembrance)
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE\, Now ONLINE: Video of keynote speech by Shuttle astronaut Mike McCulley on our ASM YouYube Channel. \n\nThe annual Astronaut Memorial Ceremony for the 17 crew members of Apollo 1\, Challenger and Columbia who perished in America’s space program will be held on Sunday Jan. 28\, 2024 at 1 pm\, at Sand Point Park in Titusville\, FL. \nShuttle astronaut Mike McCulley will be the keynote speaker.* The public is invited to attend this reverent and patriotic ceremony that honors the lives and sacrifice made by these pioneers of NASA’s manned space program. (Map & contacts are below.) \nThe ceremony includes a keynote address\, patriotic songs\, a host of city and county dignitaries\, participation from the Knights of Columbus\, the Civil Air Patrol\, a 21-gun salute and placement of flowers on the 17 plaques at the park honoring the fallen space travelers. \nThe annual remembrance is hosted by the City of Titusville Flag & Memorial Committee and the American Space Museum.  The Titusville Garden Club provides the flowers for this honorable ceremony. \nSorry\, we will NOT be LIVE broadcasting the ceremony this year. \nThose being remembered and the day they gave their ultimate sacrifice for America are…\nApollo 1\, Jan. 27\, 1967: Commander Virgil “Gus” Grissom a Mercury and Gemini veteran\, Ed White\, the first American to walk in space\, and Roger Chaffee; \nChallenger STS-51L\, Jan. 28\, 1986: Commander Dick Scobee\, Pilot Mike Smith\, Mission specialists Judy Resnick\, Ellison Onizuka\, Greg Jarvis\, Ron McNair and first true civilian and teacher in space Christa McAuliffe; \nColumbia STS-107\, Feb. 1\, 2003: Rick D. Husband\, William C. “Willie” McCool\, David M. Brown\, Laurel Clark\, Kalpana Chawla\, Michael Anderson and Ilan Ramon. \nInformal Reception After Ceremony\nAfterwards\, those attending the ceremony are invited to an informal reception from 3-4 pm at the American Space Museum\, 308 Pine Street on southbound US 1\, in downtown Titusville. \n* Mike McCulley spent 5 days in space on Atlantis in 1989\, deploying the Galileo spacecraft to Jupiter. He retired from NASA in 1990. McCulley ascended through key leadership positions at prime shuttle contractor United Space Alliance\, including president and chief operating officer. He retired in 2007. \n(Note: NASA’s Day of Remembrance is Jan 25th.)
URL:https://spacewalkoffame.org/event/astronaut-memorial-ceremony-2024
LOCATION:Sand Point Park\, 101 N Washington Ave\, Titusville\, FL\, 32796\, United States
CATEGORIES:Space History
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