Twenty six years ago today America, indeed, the world, lost seven heroes. The Challenger disaster brought home how truly dangerous spaceflight is...and how courageous our Astronauts are.
Exploring the unknown has always brought with it danger and the possibility that something could go wrong. These seven men and women...these heroes... were well aware of that possibility and yet chose to take that risk to further mankind's understanding of what lies beyond our tiny oasis of rock, water and air. The pure quest for knowledge is perhaps the most noble endeavor humanity can undertake. It requires no malice, no weapon, no harming of fellow creatures, no religious fervor or desire for personal gain. This is the mission these heroes had set themselves upon when misfortune struck. May we always remember them with that in mind. They gave their lives so that others could one day "boldly go where no one has gone before."
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