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![]() ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " THEIR FOOTPRINTS LEFT IN STARDUST " Slipping past earth's tenuous grasp, escaping from its bonds, held only by our heartstrings' clasp and in forever's dawn; payload of dreams, cargo of hope, carried forth by seven ~ ignorance and fear revoked to seek the face of heaven... to gaze in awe upon the place God keeps beyond our own; venture past the holy gates where angels make their home. Their footprints left in stardust, now, instead of earthly sands; mortal bondage disavowed and cradled in God's hands. Set ablaze as our Lord deems, a star shines forth for each; still borne aloft on angels' wings... alive beyond earth's reach. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE FINAL CREW OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER Given over to God's care on February 1, 2003... ![]() Flight Commander Mike Smith Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Astronaut Judy Resnik Astronaut Ron McNair Astronaut Greg Jarvis Civilian Flight Technician Christa McAuliffe, who was to have been the first teacher in space. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE FINAL CREW OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA Who joined their Challenger Comrades in God's embrace on February 1, 2003 ![]() Flight Commander Rick D. Husband, age 45 Colonel, U.S. Air Force Shuttle Pilot William C. McCool, age 41 Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force Payload Commander Michael Anderson age 43 Lt. Colonel, U.S. Air Force Mission Specialist I David M. Brown, M.D., age 46 Captain, U.S. Navy Mission Specialist II Kalpana Chawla, age 41 NASA Aerospace Engineer Mission Specialist IV Laurel Clark, M.D., age 41 Commander, U.S. Navy Payload Specialist Ilian Ramon, age 48 Colonel, Israeli Air Force ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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