HONOR ASTRONAUTS BY EXPANDING SPACE PROGRAM.(P-I Focus)

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Date: February 9, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: GEORGE D. "PINKY" NELSON

I grieve for the crew of Columbia, Columbia herself and my colleagues at NASA who are working around the clock under the glare of an impatient press, all the while carrying the almost unbearable burden of their own sorrow. The NASA team exemplifies the best that our species has to offer. We owe it to them and to ourselves to expand our support for their passion - space exploration.

I was privileged to be a member of the crew of the space shuttle on the first flight after the loss of the Challenger. The week following the mission science ...

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