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Topic: 2006 NASA Day of Remembrance
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cddfspace
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From: Morris County, NJ, USA
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posted January 27, 2006 09:43 AM
   
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Dave Clow
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posted January 27, 2006 10:30 AM
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tegwilym
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posted January 27, 2006 10:45 AM
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MarylandSpace
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posted January 27, 2006 11:17 AM
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spacegrl13
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posted January 27, 2006 12:29 PM
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sts205cdr
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posted January 27, 2006 02:02 PM
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Rob Sumowski
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posted January 27, 2006 02:03 PM
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bruce
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From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
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posted January 27, 2006 02:13 PM
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Falcon109
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From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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posted January 27, 2006 02:58 PM
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spaceheaded
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posted January 27, 2006 04:11 PM
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Rick Boos
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From: Celina,Ohio U.S.A.
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posted January 27, 2006 04:12 PM
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trajan
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From: Chester, Cheshire, UK
Registered: May 2004
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posted January 27, 2006 05:27 PM
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Tom
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From: New York
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posted January 27, 2006 05:42 PM
Godspeed the crews of Apollo 1, 51-L, and STS-107...IP: Logged |
ColinBurgess
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From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted January 27, 2006 07:12 PM
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ejectr
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posted January 27, 2006 07:53 PM
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astro-nut
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From: washington, Illinois USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted January 27, 2006 08:51 PM
Thank you Gus, Ed, Roger.Thank you Dick, Mike,Ron, Judy, El, Greg and Christa. Thank you Rick, Willie, Kalpana, Mike, Dave, Laurel and Ilan. Your sacrifices are not forgotten. AD ASTRA and GOD BLESS! IP: Logged |
HappyProudThrilled
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From: Bothell, WA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted January 27, 2006 08:52 PM
Godspeed and God Bless.
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RMH
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From: Ohio
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posted January 28, 2006 04:17 AM
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WAWalsh
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From: Cortlandt Manor, NY
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posted January 28, 2006 05:13 AM
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John Charles
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From: Houston, Texas, USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted January 28, 2006 06:21 AM
Concerning the folowing passage of Griffin's message (thanks to Robert for posting it): quote:
But as we remember those who have fallen, we must also honor them by acknowledging, humbly, that they cannot be the last. We have not made our last mistake in learning the art and science of spaceflight. There are places in Arlington Cemetery, and elsewhere, waiting for others who have yet to pay the ultimate price for our human failings. We do not know who, or why, or when, but it will come. We pray, today, that it will be a very long time. Let us on this Day of Remembrance honor our lost companions by resolving to make it so.[/b]
Some of my colleagues at Johnson Space Center thought that the sentence "There are places in Arlington Cemetery, and elsewhere, waiting for others who have yet to pay the ultimate price for our human failings" was insensitive on the part of Mr. Griffin. I personally didn't agree with them, but it illustrated once again that there is almost no phrase or thought that cannot be taken "the wrong way" by someone else.Does anyone else think that was a bad bit of phraselogy? ------------------
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machbusterman
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From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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posted January 28, 2006 09:28 AM
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rjb1elec
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From: st helens,merseyside, england
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posted January 28, 2006 10:08 AM
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John K. Rochester
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From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted January 28, 2006 10:39 AM
To think that there will never be another space fatality would be ignorant of the history of manned flight..so I agree with Griff's comments, and don't feel that they were insensitive. IP: Logged |
CosmicKnight
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From: Alabama, USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted January 28, 2006 10:49 AM
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irish guy
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posted January 28, 2006 10:57 AM
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Kirsten
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posted January 28, 2006 11:11 AM
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CJC
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posted January 28, 2006 11:57 AM
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sts205cdr
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posted January 28, 2006 01:16 PM
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KSCartist
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From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted January 28, 2006 01:36 PM
John-I understand your concern but let me tell you about something said at the Re-Dedication of the Astronaut Memorial on October 28, 2003 honoring the Columbia crew. A gentleman went to the podium and gave a moving tribute to the crew and then said (and I won't quote - but try to capture the tone)... we have to decide are we a space-faring or space fearing country for surely more names will be added to this monument. That gentleman: John Clark husband of Laurel Clark Mission Specialist aboard Columbia. So I think Mr. Griffin was trying to convey the same thought. There will be more losses just as we lost people during western expansion of the country, in aviation, and on the street everyday. All we can do is our best to ensure that it doesn't happen again. Tim IP: Logged |
Carrie
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From: Syracuse, New York, USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted January 29, 2006 08:11 PM
To all those lost and all those who carry on, you are much appreciated.IP: Logged |
fabfivefreddy
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From: Leawood, Kansas USA
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted January 30, 2006 07:56 AM
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TrueNorth
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From: Bathurst, NB, Canada
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posted January 30, 2006 08:03 AM
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space1
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From: Danville, Ohio, USA
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted January 30, 2006 08:30 AM
This is always a time of mixed feelings for me, as January 28 is my birthday. I was turning 11 when the Apollo 1 crew perished, and I vividly recall the news coverage of that day.I think Griffin's remarks were eloquent and quite appropriate. May the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger STS-51L, and Columbia STS-107 rest in peace. ------------------
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HouseDadX4
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posted February 01, 2006 01:23 AM
Everyone please take a moment to pause and remember the Columbia crew on this day..
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John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1222
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted February 01, 2006 07:40 AM
I framed their patch surrounded by a black border the day it happened and added it to my Apollo 1 and Challenger patches on my desk at work. I don't ever want to add another to the display....Godspeed the crew of STS 107. IP: Logged |
blue_eyes
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From: North Carolina, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted February 01, 2006 11:11 AM
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sts205cdr
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From: Sacramento, CA
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posted February 01, 2006 03:33 PM
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spaceman1953
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From: South Bend, IN United States of America
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posted February 02, 2006 05:42 PM
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TLI
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From: London, UK
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posted February 03, 2006 12:50 AM
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