Fallen Astronauts
Today is the 20th anniversary of the loss of the space shuttle Challenger, which famously exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on a beautifully clear but tragically cold Florida morning. Francis Scobee, Michael Smith, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, school teacher Christa McAuliffe, and Gregory Jarvis (of Hughes Aircraft Co) were killed on live international television.
Also, yesterday marked the 39th anniversary of the Apollo 1 flash fire that took the lives of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.
And this coming Wednesday marks the third anniversary of the disintigration of the space shuttle Columbia as it reentered the atmosphere. Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon were killed.
I would like to post a little bit about the future of NASA in the coming days, but I will leave today as this blog's Day of Rememberance for 17 astronauts who lost their lives in the dangerous endeavor of spaceflight.
Also, yesterday marked the 39th anniversary of the Apollo 1 flash fire that took the lives of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.
And this coming Wednesday marks the third anniversary of the disintigration of the space shuttle Columbia as it reentered the atmosphere. Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon were killed.
I would like to post a little bit about the future of NASA in the coming days, but I will leave today as this blog's Day of Rememberance for 17 astronauts who lost their lives in the dangerous endeavor of spaceflight.
posted by Wulf at
6:09 PM
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Salaam Alaikum:
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Ya Haqq,
Irving
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