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To Touch The Face Of God

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Caryn

As events from the past get further and further from the present, it’s easy to forget all about them, and for the younger generations…well, they never knew about them, unless they learned about them in history class. Continue reading →

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Less Than Ideal

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Caryn

The Space Shuttle Challenger mission, named STS-51-L, was the twenty-fifth Space Shuttle flight and the tenth flight of Challenger. The crew was announced on January 27, 1985, and was commanded by Dick Scobee. Michael Smith was assigned as the pilot, Continue reading →

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Smooth Landing Back On Earth

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Caryn

September 17, 1976 was an epic day in American history, and truly in world history as well. This was the day that the seemingly impossible became possible. Man had been in space many times by that date, but the crafts … Continue reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Caryn

Inspiration comes from many different places, but most often from an event that so strongly affects our emotions or our lives, that we feel the need to act. That is what happened to a number of students who all had … Continue reading →

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Return To Flight

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Caryn

After a horrific accident such as Space Shuttle Challenger’s explosion 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986, taking with it seven astronauts, it is only prudent for NASA to have stopped all future flights until they knew the cause … Continue reading →

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Where Were You When…

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Caryn

Every time disaster strikes, it seems like we always remember where we were and what we were doing the moment we found out about it. Moments like September 11, 2001, the Kennedy assassinations, Reagan’s shooting, and for me, the Space … Continue reading →

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