NASA'S DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

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rk - 27 Jan 2006 06:50 GMT

NASA'S DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

Today we pause to remember the loss of our Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia
astronauts and to honor their legacy. ...

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Henry Spencer - 28 Jan 2006 04:54 GMT

>"Today we pause to remember the loss of our Apollo 1, Challenger and
>Columbia astronauts and to honor their legacy. ..."

"If we die, we want people to accept it. We're in a risky business, and
we hope if anything happens to us, it will not delay the program. The
conquest of space is worth the risk of life."
-- Gus Grissom, commander, Apollo 1

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jonathan - 30 Jan 2006 02:25 GMT

> >"Today we pause to remember the loss of our Apollo 1, Challenger and
> >Columbia astronauts and to honor their legacy. ..."
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> conquest of space is worth the risk of life."
> -- Gus Grissom, commander, Apollo 1

"EACH that we lose takes part of us;
A crescent still abides,
Which like the moon, some turbid night,
Is summoned by the tides."

Emily Dickinson

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NASA'S DAY OF REMEMBRANCE