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Commander Wallace · 01-29-21, 09:31 PM

Final thoughts.

I'm very sorry that many of you are still troubled by the Challenger disaster. It seems much like the assassinations of John and Bobby Kennedy, People remember exactly where they were upon hearing of Challenger. What's worse is that the loss of the Challenger crew was preventable. The crew was sacrificed in the name of expediency, for nothing more than to maintain an ambitious schedule.

Admittedly, I have only been able to briefly read the biographical information before having to look away because of the incredible degree of loss associated with their deaths.

Judith Reznik was an Electrical, software and Biomedical Engineer. Judith was a pilot and of course, an Astronaut. Recognized while still a child for her brilliance, Judith was accepted at Carnegie Mellon University after being one of only 16 women in the history of the U.S to attain a perfect score on her Sat's at that time.

Ellison Onizuka graduated with a Bachelors and Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Un iversity of Colorado, in Boulder. Lt. Col Onizuka was a test pilot at the Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force base in California.

The rest of the biographical information is available on the crew so I'll go no further. The rest of the Bio's are just as impressive. This crew and others in the military and space program at NASA were and are the absolute cream of the crop. This crew may well have been the best of the best which makes their deaths all the more painful. Because of the absolute brilliance and caliber of individuals such as this, Space flight and Shuttle launches were routine, their successes a foregone conclusion.

We forgot it took the courage, daring and skill of people like General Chuck Yeager,whom we just recently lost, and others just like him, to make this all possible and forge new frontiers and make the leap into the unknown. Hopefully, we have learned the lessons and costs associated with arrogance.

May their sacrifices and accomplishments never be forgotten.

01-29-21, 09:31 PM	#5
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,323 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Final thoughts. I'm very sorry that many of you are still troubled by the Challenger disaster. It seems much like the assassinations of John and Bobby Kennedy, People remember exactly where they were upon hearing of Challenger. What's worse is that the loss of the Challenger crew was preventable. The crew was sacrificed in the name of expediency, for nothing more than to maintain an ambitious schedule. Admittedly, I have only been able to briefly read the biographical information before having to look away because of the incredible degree of loss associated with their deaths. Judith Reznik was an Electrical, software and Biomedical Engineer. Judith was a pilot and of course, an Astronaut. Recognized while still a child for her brilliance, Judith was accepted at Carnegie Mellon University after being one of only 16 women in the history of the U.S to attain a perfect score on her Sat's at that time. Ellison Onizuka graduated with a Bachelors and Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Un iversity of Colorado, in Boulder. Lt. Col Onizuka was a test pilot at the Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force base in California. The rest of the biographical information is available on the crew so I'll go no further. The rest of the Bio's are just as impressive. This crew and others in the military and space program at NASA were and are the absolute cream of the crop. This crew may well have been the best of the best which makes their deaths all the more painful. Because of the absolute brilliance and caliber of individuals such as this, Space flight and Shuttle launches were routine, their successes a foregone conclusion. We forgot it took the courage, daring and skill of people like General Chuck Yeager,whom we just recently lost, and others just like him, to make this all possible and forge new frontiers and make the leap into the unknown. Hopefully, we have learned the lessons and costs associated with arrogance. May their sacrifices and accomplishments never be forgotten. Last edited by Commander Wallace; 01-29-21 at 09:55 PM.