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Astronaut Memorial

Sitting off on one side of the visitor center is the Astronaut Memorial.

I've read that it is designed to resemble a launch complex. The centerpiece of the memorial is the Space Mirror. Mirrors on the back direct sunlight through names carved out of black granite. A computerized drive mechanism tracks the sun, ensuring that the sun strikes the mirrors at the correct angle to light the names.

 
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Theodore C. Freeman at Kennedy Space Center
Theodore C. Freeman
Grissom, White, and Chaffee at Kennedy Space Center
Grissom, White, and Chaffee
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See and Bassett
Clifton C. Williams Jr at Kennedy Space Center
Clifton C. Williams Jr
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Roger B. Chaffee at Kennedy Space Center
Roger B. Chaffee
Virgil "Gus" Grissom at Kennedy Space Center
Virgil "Gus" Grissom
Edward H. White II at Kennedy Space Center
Edward H. White II
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Apollo 1 at Kennedy Space Center
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