Honoring Space Explorers As We Continue Their Quest

Keith’s note (from 2003): “We were here to erect a memorial to Columbia astronaut Michael Anderson. These memorials take the form of an inukshuk, a stone sculpture in rough human form used by the Inuit to mark territory and as reference points for those who traverse this desolate place. As we establish these memorial inukshuks, we do so for the very same reason the Inuit do: to aid in future exploration – in this case, of Devon Island. Given the sheer mass of the structure, and the slow manner with which things change here, this inukshuk may well be standing 500 years from now. That should be long enough. Maybe someone serving on a starship will think to visit it.” Ad Astra More