Reach across the stars, let them know you're with me...

[gridlockjoe]

The last Friday in January is NASA's Day of Remembrance (caution: sound on open), dedicated to those who have given their lives in the pursuit of space exploration.

3/23/1961, training accident: Valentin V. Bondarenko

10/31/1964, T-38 bird strike: Theodore C. Freeman

2/28/1966, T-38 crash: Charles A. Bassett II

2/28/1966, T-38 crash: Elliot M. See, Jr.

1/27/1967, Apollo I: Virgil "Gus" Grissom

1/27/1967, Apollo I: Edward H. White II

1/27/1967, Apollo I: Roger B. Chaffee

4/24/1967, Soyuz 1: Vladimir Komarov

10/5/1967, T-38 crash: Clifton C. Williams, Jr.

11/15/1967, X-15 breakup: Michael J. Adams

12/8/1967: F-104 crash: Robert H. Lawrence Jr.

3/27/1968, MiG15UTI accident: Yuri A. Gagarin

6/30/1971, Soyuz 11: Vladislav N. Volkov

6/30/1971, Soyuz 11: Georgiy T. Dobrovolskiy

6/30/1971, Soyuz 11: Viktor I. Patsayev

1/28/1986, Challenger: Francis "Dick" Scobee

1/28/1986, Challenger: Michael J. Smith

1/28/1986, Challenger: Judith A. Resnik

1/28/1986, Challenger: Ellison S. Onizuka

1/28/1986, Challenger: Ronald E. McNair

1/28/1986, Challenger: Gregory B. Jarvis

1/28/1986, Challenger: S. Christa McAuliffe

4/5/1991, ASA flight 2311 accident: Manley L. "Sonny" Carter, Jr.

2/1/2003, Columbia: Rick D. Husband

2/1/2003, Columbia: William C. McCool

2/1/2003, Columbia: Michael P. Anderson

2/1/2003, Columbia: Kalpana Chawla

2/1/2003, Columbia: David M. Brown

2/1/2003, Columbia: Laurel Clark

2/1/2003, Columbia: Ilan Ramon