Five Years Since Columbia

On Feb 3, 6:14*pm, Kevin Willoughby
wrote:
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I'm kind of surprised that s.s.h. isn't taking more note of all the
anniversaries this week:

I can't not be aware of it. Christa McAuliffe grew up in my town. She
got her teaching degree from my next door neighbor. When I take the back
route to the bagel place for breakfast, I walk by the McAuliffe Center
(http://www.christa.org/main_page.htm) with its 10 foot tall Challenger
model. Her parents still live here. A day or two after the loss of
Columbia, I was out for a walk and saw the local TV station trucks at
the old town library. The news crews were interviewing Mrs. Corrigan
about what it's like to have a child die onboard the Space Shuttle.

On the other hand, I really don't have anything new to say about the
subject...

Likewise, Judith Resnick, also killed during the ill-fated Challenger
lift-off, has an auditorium named after her in the Engineering
Building on the University of Maryland campus, College Park. She got
her PhD in EE at U of MD.

Eric Chomko wrote:
I can't not be aware of it. Christa McAuliffe grew up in my town. She
got her teaching degree from my next door neighbor. When I take the back
route to the bagel place for breakfast, I walk by the McAuliffe Center
(http://www.christa.org/main_page.htm) with its 10 foot tall Challenger
model. Her parents still live here. A day or two after the loss of
Columbia, I was out for a walk and saw the local TV station trucks at
the old town library. The news crews were interviewing Mrs. Corrigan
about what it's like to have a child die onboard the Space Shuttle.

On the other hand, I really don't have anything new to say about the
subject...


Likewise, Judith Resnick, also killed during the ill-fated Challenger
lift-off, has an auditorium named after her in the Engineering
Building on the University of Maryland campus, College Park. She got
her PhD in EE at U of MD.


Shuttle veteran Rick Hieb grew up here in Jamestown, North Dakota, and
we have a giant concrete buffalo that has nothing to do with him whatsoever.
So that just goes to show you the fleeting aspect of fame, and the
permanence of buffaloes.

Pat

In article e12832ea-f631-47cc-b558-
,
says...
Likewise, Judith Resnick, also killed during the ill-fated Challenger
lift-off, has an auditorium named after her in the Engineering
Building on the University of Maryland campus, College Park. She got
her PhD in EE at U of MD.

McAuliffe also has an auditorium named after her at her alma-mater.

I mentioned the Challenger Center because, imho, it is a higher tribute:
an active outreach program to teach kids to be interested in space
flight. That just seems to be the right way to honor the "teacher in
space".
--
Kevin Willoughby lid

Kansas City, this was Air Force One. Will you change
our call sign to SAM 27000? -- Col. Ralph Albertazzie

On Feb 5, 11:55*am, Kevin Willoughby
wrote:
In article e12832ea-f631-47cc-b558-
,
says...

Likewise, Judith Resnick, also killed during the ill-fated Challenger
lift-off, has an auditorium named after her in the Engineering
Building on the University of Maryland campus, College Park. She got
her PhD in EE at U of MD.

McAuliffe also has an auditorium named after her at her alma-mater.

I wonder if Resnick has anything in the way of tributes to her in her
home town. I suspect so.


I mentioned the Challenger Center because, imho, it is a higher tribute:
an active outreach program to teach kids to be interested in space
flight. That just seems to be the right way to honor the "teacher in
space".

No doubt. McAuliffe was supposed to go up one time and that's it, she
was not a professional astronaut like Resnick and the others were.

Eric

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Kevin Willoughby * * * *

Kansas City, this was Air Force One. Will you change
our call sign to SAM 27000? -- Col. Ralph Albertazzie

"Pat Flannery" wrote in message
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Shuttle veteran Rick Hieb grew up here in Jamestown, North Dakota, and we
have a giant concrete buffalo that has nothing to do with him whatsoever.
So that just goes to show you the fleeting aspect of fame, and the
permanence of buffaloes.

we hunt buffalo now

--
Terrell Miller


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