NASA honors 3 space tragedies with 'Day of Remembrance'

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NASA will pause today (Jan. 30) to reflect on the lives lost in the pursuit of space exploration in the agency's annual "Day of Remembrance," a time when the agency recalls three of its darkest moments in history.

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[Admiral Lagrange]

The tragedy I will remember the most is the Apollo fire. The clips of the fire will always haunt me. I did a job once destroying defective solid rocket fuel rods. People who knew what I was doing thought I was suicidal, which wasn't true. Someone had to do it before they killed innocent people. I knew if I made a mistake, I wouldn't feel a thing. I believe that was the case with the shuttles and they will forever rest in peace.