This has nothing to do with SqueezeBoxes or Slim Devices, but I wanted to point out that today, 28 January, is the anniversary of the disaster that befell the space shuttle Challenger in 1986. It's been 23 years, and so it doesn't get any real attention in the general media anymore, but it's very personal to me. On that day, I was an engineer at Kennedy Space Center, working in the Launch Control Center. I didn't really know any of the astronauts (engineers don't move in the same circles they do), but I did get to meet a few of them during my time there, and I can tell you this: they were all good people who believed in what they were doing, who knew that going into space is a very dangerous business, but who truly believed it was worth the risk and the effort. Knowing just how real a danger is, and yet facing it and doing your job anyway, is what I believe defines true courage, and for their courage alone, I believe those seven people who died aboard Challenger that cold morning deserve to have their names remembered, even after 23 years. So I ask you to pause at some time during your day today, and just give a brief moment's thought to these brave people:
Dick Scobee Mike Smith Christa McAuliffe Judy Resnik Ron McNair El Onizuka Greg Jarvis Thanks. -- Dogberry2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dogberry2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58929 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
