Twenty-five names, 1967 to 2014, cut through the stone and lit from behind. Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia, SpaceShipTwo, and those lost in training. Grissom, White and Chaffee stand on the same granite as Husband, McCool, Brown, Chawla, Anderson, Clark and Ramon. Designated by Congress as the national memorial to astronauts who die in the line of duty, Joint Resolution 214, 1991.
Where it standsKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Merritt Island, Floridawithin Merritt Island28.52528, -80.68167 · ±25m
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Merritt Island, Florida.
Inside the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Open to anyone, but admission is required.
Before you go, find the name here, so you can walk straight to it.
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Where this comes from
The count of names: Astronauts Memorial Foundation, as of 25 September 2026.
Gallery
Being there
The monument itself — the stone, the place, the people who came. Ours is a record; these are the visit.
Space Mirror Memorial Twenty-five names, 1967 to 2014, cut through the stone and lit from behind. Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia, SpaceShipTwo, and those lost in training. Grissom, White and Chaffee stand on the same granite as Husband, McCool, Brown, Chawla, Anderson, Clark and Ramon. Designated by Congress as the national memorial to astronauts who die in the line of duty, Joint Resolution 214, 1991.2 ViewsJPG 173 KBSpace Mirror Memorial Twenty-five names, 1967 to 2014, cut through the stone and lit from behind. Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia, SpaceShipTwo, and those lost in training. Grissom, White and Chaffee stand on the same granite as Husband, McCool, Brown, Chawla, Anderson, Clark and Ramon. Designated by Congress as the national memorial to astronauts who die in the line of duty, Joint Resolution 214, 1991.1 ViewJPG 2.5 MBSpace Mirror Memorial Twenty-five names, 1967 to 2014, cut through the stone and lit from behind. Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia, SpaceShipTwo, and those lost in training. Grissom, White and Chaffee stand on the same granite as Husband, McCool, Brown, Chawla, Anderson, Clark and Ramon. Designated by Congress as the national memorial to astronauts who die in the line of duty, Joint Resolution 214, 1991.1 ViewJPG 6.4 MBSpace Mirror Memorial Twenty-five names, 1967 to 2014, cut through the stone and lit from behind. Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia, SpaceShipTwo, and those lost in training. Grissom, White and Chaffee stand on the same granite as Husband, McCool, Brown, Chawla, Anderson, Clark and Ramon. Designated by Congress as the national memorial to astronauts who die in the line of duty, Joint Resolution 214, 1991.1 ViewJPG 1.7 MBSpace Mirror Memorial Twenty-five names, 1967 to 2014, cut through the stone and lit from behind. Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia, SpaceShipTwo, and those lost in training. Grissom, White and Chaffee stand on the same granite as Husband, McCool, Brown, Chawla, Anderson, Clark and Ramon. Designated by Congress as the national memorial to astronauts who die in the line of duty, Joint Resolution 214, 1991.1 ViewJPG 1.8 MBSpace Mirror Memorial Twenty-five names, 1967 to 2014, cut through the stone and lit from behind. Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia, SpaceShipTwo, and those lost in training. Grissom, White and Chaffee stand on the same granite as Husband, McCool, Brown, Chawla, Anderson, Clark and Ramon. Designated by Congress as the national memorial to astronauts who die in the line of duty, Joint Resolution 214, 1991.2 ViewsJPG 8.2 MB
