Keith’s note: At the beginning of 20:25 into this video, Gov. Romney repeats a story he has told about an American flag flown on Space Shuttle Challenger’s last mission at […]
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Roger Boisjoly
Roger Boisjoly, 73, Dies; Warned of Shuttle Danger, NY Times “Six months before the space shuttle Challenger exploded over Florida on Jan. 28, 1986, Roger Boisjoly wrote a portentous memo. […]
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Looking Back While Looking Forward
Devon Island Journal 20 July 2003: Arctic Memorials and Starship Yearnings “Given the sheer mass of the structure, and the slow manner with which things change here, this inukshuk may […]
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NASA's Day of Remembrance
Photo: NASA Day of Remembrance Wreath Laying Ceremony “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, NASA personnel, and others, participate in a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, […]
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Holiday Greetings From Astrobiologists in Antarctica
Happy Holidays From Antarctica “Astrobiologist Dale Andersen from the SETI Institute is currently on his way back to the U.s. via a stop over in Capetown, South Africa. Dale and […]
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A Memorial On The Top of the World
Scott Parazynski, Chairman of the Challenger Center Board of Directors sitting in the jetstream on the summit of Mt. Everest, May 2009: “I tied off a pair of flags I’d […]
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Bolden and Warner Mark Challenger Anniversary
NASA Administrator Bolden and Sen. Warner to Visit Challenger Learning Center Location in Richmond, Virginia “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will address students this Friday, January 28, at the MathScience Innovation […]
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Day of Remembrance
Message from the NASA Administrator: Day of Remembrance “The legacy of those who have perished is present every day in our work and inspires generations of new space explorers. Every […]
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Memorials at "Mars on Earth"
Keith’s note: Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Matt Reyes, myself, and a bunch of Inuit kids built this inuksuk memorial to the Challenger crew in 2007 on Devon Island. It stands next […]
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Video: Challenger Center On Orbit
Challenger Center Board Member Richard Garriott, private space explorer, salutes Challenger Center from the International Space Station.