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On our Day of Remembrance, we pause to honor all who have perished in the pursuit of space exploration. NASA Admin @SenBillNelson paid tribute at the memorials for the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia @ArlingtonNatl today #NASARemembers 📷https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjApM8B
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in reply to NASA

I have long remembered the names Grissom, White and Chafee, the fateful crew of Apollo 1.

Space flight as with aviation learns from its mistakes. Had Apollo 1 not happened, and the lessons learned, there could have been a far more significant failure in flight.

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