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Ad Astra Per Aspera

A Rough Road Leads to the Stars

  • Included with Admission
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Allow 15 minutes
Ad Astra Per Aspera attraction
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Honor the lives of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee in The Apollo 1 Tribute, Ad Astra Per Aspera – A Rough Road Leads to the Stars. This tribute shares mementos of the fallen Apollo 1 astronauts’ lives and reminds us of their sacrifice. Generations of people around the world will learn who these brave astronauts were and how their legacies live on through the Apollo successes and beyond. 

Ad Astra Per Aspera is located inside the Apollo/Saturn V Center. 

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Apollo 1 Memorial Plaque at site of the now-dismantled Launch Complex 34

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