NASA hosts the Day of Remembrance 2026 on January 22 for the 59th observation of Apollo 1 loss of Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White and Roger B. Chaffee; the 40th of Challenger STS-51L loss of Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnick, Ronald E. McNair and Gregory B. Jarvis; and the 23rd of Columbia STS-107 loss of Rick D. Husband, William C. McCool, Michael P. Anderson, David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark and Ilan Ramon. Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and Kennedy Space Center reflect on sacrifices propelling safer, bolder missions. Over 700 people have flown above the 100-km Kármán line, 12 men worked on the Moon, over 105 women completed spaceflights and citizens of 47 countries reached space—with diverse nations and private ventures expanding representation for aspiring spacefarers. NASA Artemis program advances to Artemis II, NET February 6, carrying four Astronauts on a circumlunar flight, testing systems for sustainable lunar presence. Coinciding with this Remembrance day, Blue Origin New Shepard NS-38 launches private citizens on a suborbital adventure. SpaceX stands next in line to fly people to the Moon with its Starship Human Landing System under NASA Artemis program, advancing crewed lunar returns with enhanced astronaut safety at the forefront. (Image Credits: NASA, CNSA, ISS Partners)