Remember fallen heros

For years, NASA has accomplished a lot of amazing feats. For starters, getting us back to the moon is looming in the future; we now have the James Webb Telescope capturing amazing pictures of things that we haven't seen before, and we have the Eculid telescope thanks to ESA, the Hubble telescope, Artemis mission, Osiris rex. The list goes on and on, but we must remember when things didn't go as planned for the team at NASA and the unfortunate passengers of the rockets and shuttles. Just yesterday, Nasa made a day to remember the fallen heroes.

Apollo 1 January 27, 1967

Here is a video from YouTube with audio of the tragic accident and images of the suits and the pod once the fire was put out:

Challenger January 28, 1986

On January 28, 1986, Nasa had another tragic accident that metaphorically stopped the world in its tracks. Just 73 seconds after launch on that Monday morning, a booster engine failed, and the Challenger shuttle started to break apart, which claimed seven crewmembers along with it. The brave individual's names were 

Ellison S. Onizuka (Mission Specialist)

Michael J. Smith (Pilot)

Christa McAuliffe (Payload Specialist and also a teacher)

Francis R. "Dick" Scobee (Commander)

Gregory B. Jarvis (Payload Specialist)

Judith A. Resnick (Mission Specialist)

Ronald E. McNair (Mission Specialist)

As always, here's a link to the video:

Columbia February 1, 2003

The Columbia mission was another unforeseen tragic accident that almost made it home. Each part of a crew launch is just as crucial as the step before, so from launch to finish, it's a stressful time for the whole team. The Columbia was 16 minutes from landing. 

After its mission was completed, there was a loss in contact with mission control and the Columbia space shuttle. Now, if you don't know about this tragedy, let's backtrack from the launch day. When the Columbia shuttle launched, a piece of foam fell from the external tank launch and opened a hole in one of the shuttle's wings, which already sealed the fate of the seven crew members. Upon entry, the Columbia shuttle started to break up during reentry.

The names of the brave individuals:

Rick D. Husband (Mission Commander)

Kalpana Chawla (Mission Specialist)

William C. McCool (Pilot)

David M. Brown (Mission Specialist)

Laurel B.Clark (Mission Specialist)

Michael P. Anderson (Mission Specialist)

Ilan Ramon (Payload Specialist)

Just as before, here is the link:

This is another video further explaining the disaster below:

We will remember the heroes who gave their lives for this cause. Because they genuinely are brave individuals who took on the career of wanting to further science for all of us they will not be forgotten.

Last but not least the link where the information came from: