New Year 2026 Washington Monument Celebrations: NASA's Achievements Featured

New Year 2026 Washington Monument Celebrations: NASA's Achievements Featured

On December 31, 2025, Americans rang in the New Year by illuminating the "story of America," including reaching for the stars, and highlighting our achievements in space, on the Washington Monument.🚀🌑 Our Best Wishes for 2026!

Learn more about NASA's historic Apollo 11 Moon landing mission in 1969:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-11/

The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961—perform a crewed lunar landing and return safely to Earth.

On July 4, 2026, America will celebrate the "most important milestone" in their country’s history—250 years of American Independence (1776-2026). 

The Washington Monument is a 555-foot (169 m) tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Standing east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial, the monument is made of bluestone gneiss for the foundation and of granite for the construction.

Learn about NASA's Artemis Program: 
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/artemis/

Read about the upcoming Artemis II Moon Mission. Launch is currently scheduled for "no later than April 2026":

NASA Artemis II Mission updates:

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/

Learn more about NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket: nasa.gov/sls

Follow updates on the Artemis blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/

Image Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Release Date: Jan. 1, 2026

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