🌐
NASA
nasa.gov › dor
NASA Day of Remembrance - NASA
January 20, 2026 - The graves of Apollo 1 crew members, Virgil Grissom, left, and Roger Chaffee are seen during a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
NASA Live
NASA live: Follow live television broadcasts on NASA+, the agency's streaming service, and NASA's social media channels with this schedule of upcoming live events including news briefings, launches and landings.
Events
NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery
Images
NASA has always told its story through its images, a few of which have become icons of human history · Artemis II Crew’s Suits
Image of the Day
NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery
🌐
Reddit
reddit.com › r/astronomy › other websites like nasa photo of the day
r/Astronomy on Reddit: Other websites like NASA photo of the day
September 14, 2025 -

Kind of a strange post. But my dad passed in December and I stumbled upon this NASA photo of the day for death dates of loved ones or other important dates. Some of my earliest memories with him are looking at stars. The idea of seeing images of stars or space or the sky in a beautiful way that day is really appealing.

🌐
TikTok
tiktok.com › discover › how-to-enter-death-date-on-nasa-website
How to Enter Death Date on Nasa Website | TikTok
January 5, 2026 - Discover how to enter the death date of a loved one on NASA's website, offering a unique way to remember and honor those who have passed. This guide explores the process of inputting significant dates into NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) archive, allowing users to reflect on memories through space imagery.
🌐
Space.com
space.com › space exploration › human spaceflight
The Fallen Heroes of Human Spaceflight | Space
April 11, 2011 - Date: Jan. 27, 1967 · Fatalities: Gus Grissom, Edward White II, Roger Chaffee · What happened: During a launch-sequence rehearsal for NASA's Apollo 1 mission, the cabin was filled with pure oxygen as part of its environmental control system.
🌐
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_spaceflight-related_accidents_and_incidents
List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents - Wikipedia
4 days ago - As of March 2026, 19 people have died during spaceflights that crossed, or were intended to cross, the boundary of space as defined by the United States (50 miles above sea level).
🌐
NPR
npr.org › 2025 › 08 › 08 › 510627992 › famed-nasa-astronaut-and-apollo-13-commander-jim-lovell-has-died-at-age-97
Famed NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell has died at age 97
August 8, 2025 - NASA announced his death Friday and included this statement from his family: "We are enormously proud of his amazing life and career accomplishments, highlighted by his legendary leadership in pioneering human space flight. But, to all of us, he was Dad, Granddad, and the Leader of our family.
Find elsewhere
🌐
NASA
nasa.gov › challenger-sts-51l-accident
Challenger STS-51L Accident - NASA
April 24, 2025 - On January 28, 1986, NASA and the American people were rocked as tragedy unfolded 73 seconds into the flight of Space Shuttle Challenger’s STS-51L mission.
🌐
NASA
nasa.gov › mission › apollo-1
Apollo 1 - NASA
June 17, 2024 - On Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204). The mission was to be the first crewed flight of Apollo, and was scheduled to launch Feb.
🌐
Encyclopedia Britannica
britannica.com › world history › accidents & disasters
Columbia disaster | History & Crew | Britannica
1 month ago - Columbia disaster, breakup of a U.S. space shuttle orbiter on February 1, 2003, that killed all seven astronauts on board.
🌐
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster - Wikipedia
5 days ago - On July 28, 1986, NASA's Associate Administrator for Space Flight, former astronaut Richard H. Truly, released a report on the deaths of the crew from physician and Skylab 2 astronaut Joseph P.
🌐
NPR
npr.org › 2025 › 08 › 09 › nx-s1-1934018-e1 › in-memory-of-famed-nasa-astronaut-jim-lovell-who-died-this-week
In memory of famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who died this week : NPR
August 9, 2025 - In memory of famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who died this week In 2010, Jim Lovell explored his Apollo 8 spacecraft at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
🌐
Scientific American
scientificamerican.com › article › is-nasa-ready-for-death-in-space
Is NASA Ready for Death in Space? | Scientific American
June 4, 2025 - In 1971 the three-man crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 mission asphyxiated in space when their spacecraft depressurized shortly before its automated atmospheric reentry—but their deaths were only discovered once the spacecraft landed on Earth.
🌐
Spitzer
spitzer.caltech.edu › news › ssc2004-04-nasa-creates-portrait-of-life-and-death-in-the-universe
NASA Creates Portrait of Life and Death in the Universe - Spitzer
"The image is a wonderful example of the cycle of birth and death that gives rise to stars throughout the universe," said Dr. Varoujan Gorjian, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and principal investigator for the latest observation.
🌐
WPTA
21alivenews.com › 2026 › 02 › 25 › this-day-history-february-24-2020-nasa-mathematician-katherine-johnson-dies-101
This Day in History: February 24, 2020: NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101
Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose hand-calculated flight equations helped launch the U.S. space program, died Feb. 24, 2020. She was 101.
Published   February 25, 2026
🌐
Britannica
britannica.com › science › astronomy
7 Accidents and Disasters in Spaceflight History | Britannica
January 26, 2026 - The shuttle was moving faster than the speed of sound and quickly began to break apart. The disaster led to the deaths of all astronauts on board, including civilian Christa McAuliffe, a participant in NASA’s Teacher in Space project who was to teach classes and perform experiments while in space.