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Today is the first of three sad anniversaries for NASA. On this day in 1967 a flashfire during routine preflight testing of the Apollo 1 spacecraft took the lives of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee.
Tomorrow, Jan. 28, is the 30th anniversary of the Challenger shuttle disaster.
And Feb. 1, is the 13th anniversary of the Colombia disaster.
On those days, why not take a moment to reflect on the sacrifice of these brave men and women who sought to expand the frontiers of human science. They knew the risks but chose to participate in the great adventure of space exploration.
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AMEN!
Per Ardua Ad Astra!
Thanks, guys and gals, you won't be forgotten...
Well shit, I guess it really CAN happen here..,
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They dared.....
They dared to touch the stars and gave bravely in the name of hope and dreams*salutes*
quidquid sum ego, et omnia mea semper; Ego me.
alecia Snowfall
Advancing all of humanity
At least they died advancing all of humanity. As opposed to advancing or defending part of humanity against a different part.
History
A bad few day in our space program history , This is why the are all test pilots and some of the bravest people on Earth . R I P to all the brave men & woman here & in Russia . We don't know how many where lost in Russia .
I remember them all with
I remember them all with great sadness. I have to turn away when they show video, just like I do with video of the twin towers on 9/11. Just too much sadness.
Kris
{I leave a trail of Kudos as I browse the site. Be careful where you step!}
Write their names
How did they die?
Doing what they most loved to do...
How did they die?
Being to all things human most true...
But...how did they die?
...writing their names on the sky.
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.