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good morning

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i'm thad altman president of the

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astronaut memorial foundation welcome to

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the space mirror

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this majestic structure standing 42 feet

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tall and 50 feet wide made of mirror

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polished granite was designated by

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congress to be a national memorial to

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honor those astronauts who've made the

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ultimate sacrifice

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it's very fitting that we here gather

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here today to honor all of the 24

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astronauts on the date of the 24th and

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the date of the 10th anniversary of the

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columbia accident

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today we celebrate those who have

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sacrificed to improve and empower our

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world with deeds recognized for

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commitment

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and courage

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but to truly honor these men and women

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requires something more

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something more from all of us that we

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carry and make their mission ours

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as we begin our ceremony please rise for

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the presentation of the colors by the

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patrick air force base guard followed by

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the national anthem

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okay

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say

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by the

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twilight lights

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who's brought stripes

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through the pair

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least

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red glace

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is

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the night

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that our flag

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away

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for the land

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the home

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home of the grace

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wow thank you bb that was inspirational

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we will begin today's program with an

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invocation presented by the chairman of

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the amf board of trustees

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you may be seated

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our presence here today is simply a

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small reflection of the world's

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recognition and appreciation

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for the selfless service of seven men

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and women who lost their lives in the

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columbia accident

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their accomplishments were great and

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they will continue to impact every human

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being on the face of this earth but i

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think even more importantly

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is the spirit in which they served

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which motivates us to maximize our own

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potential and use that in service to

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others as well would you join me in

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lord on this day we remember and

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celebrate

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the lives of seven brave men and women

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who have moved us to excel in so many

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ways

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we remember their qualities the tenacity

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the commitment

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the courage their conviction

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and yes their humility not only in their

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personal lives but their professional

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lives as well

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our father we acknowledge their families

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and the great sacrifice of releasing

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their loved ones to serve in such an

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intense profession

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in the hopes of bettering mankind and

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even the greater sacrifice

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of losing those they love so dearly

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the example of these seven strong

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individuals

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so relevant so inspirational

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and we memorialize their service

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and yet their voice is very much alive

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and is still making a difference even

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their risks and their service

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were obvious

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they accepted those risks along with the

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promise of a better life

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so father we honor them today as ones

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whose selfless sacrifice model for us

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life at its highest level

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we're reminded by you that you do not

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forget

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and so neither do we

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we will keep their voice alive and

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active in teaching this current and

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future generations

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so father be with us today as we honor

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these servant leaders

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and continue to extend your grace to

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each one of us

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on this 10th anniversary of the columbia

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accident we are honored to have with us

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our own board of directors for the

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astronaut memorial foundation astronauts

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government officials and nasa officials

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before we begin our ceremony i'd like to

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acknowledge a few of these special

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guests please hold your applause until

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we finish introducing those

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susan fernandez representing senator

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marco rubio a close friend of amf and a

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spa and the space community todd sykes

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regional director for the florida state

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chief financial officer jeff atwater

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commander of the 45th space wing general

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anthony cotton and chief master sergeant

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former center director bill parsons

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past presidents or chairman of the

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astronaut memorial foundation board of

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directors alan hellman lee solid stephen

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president of space florida frank de

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and a special guest jim kuzma who's the

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ceo of space florida jim was a classmate

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of the pilot of columbia willie mccool

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at the u.s naval academy it's good to

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have you here

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dr anthony cantonese president of the

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florida institute of technology and with

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fit we have seven students florida tech

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named seven of its dorms it's new

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columbia village after each one of the

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columbia accidents

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we have those seven students here with

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us each each student representing each

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individual dorm named after a columbia

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we also have 44 students and three

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teachers from elon ramon's hometown in

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i think they win the award for being

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having traveled the longest to get here

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thank you for being here

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chief operating officer of delaware

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north bill moore

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as well as former astronauts eileen

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collins john mcbride bob cabana bob

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finally and most importantly

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i would like to also acknowledge the

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family members who have taken their time

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and to join us here at this special

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place they have a very special place in

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our hearts

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evelyn husband thompson the widow of the

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columbia commander rick husband sandra

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anderson widow of columbia payload

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commander michael anderson

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laura and matthew husband the children

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of columbia commander rick husband and

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thank all of you for joining us today

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and i'd like to introduce the chairman

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of the amf board a wonderful person

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who's a joy to work with is former

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astronaut john mcbride john is the only

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astronaut to have flown in space from

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we have a beautiful

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the nation of west virginia he mentions

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and he has a nasa center named after him

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it's a beautiful facility i've seen it

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it's the software testing and research

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it's almost heaven there john

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john was pilot of sts-41g and was

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scheduled to fly the next mission in

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march of 1986 as the commander of

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this flight was one of several flights

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deferred by nasa in the wake of the

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challenger accident in january of 1986

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and those of you who were here it was a

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day very much like today

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we hold those uh astronauts close to our

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thank you thad uh what a day thank you

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god for this beautiful weather and thank

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all each and every one of you for coming

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out here today i want to thank you thad

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for all the professionalism that you've

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shown us here in the last

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few weeks as we put this program

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together so thanks to you it's been a

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pleasure for me to work with you during

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first six months of his administration

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as the new president

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with us is his predecessor dr stephen

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feldman who i had the pleasure working

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with too so thank you for laying the

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groundwork for all the things that we're

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doing he's he's had several of these

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this is thad's first so

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so thank you for being here

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want to thank thank kathy where's kathy

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this without kathy so thank you very

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much for doing all your your hard work

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in the background all the folks at amf

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first of all i thank you the students

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fit for coming up here thank you dr

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cantonese for bringing them with us so

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this is really about the youth so

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there's a youth element in the thread of

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this whole thing we're doing here today

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where are my friends from israel

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back here somewhere can i see you

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boca toff

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i spent almost two years in this israel

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there's only six people that speak

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hebrew and i'm i kind of understand the

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language so

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we're glad to have you here muslim card

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muslim mayor

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ah booker tough

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i'll see him back there toda

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shabbat shalom

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and literature

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thank you for bearing with me

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so we welcome the youngsters here today

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and also uh i get asked a lot

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during my career over the last uh

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several years john if you could go back

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at least in 1978 when you

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joined nasa in that first class of

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astronauts what would you change and i

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have to think of all but

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obviously if i had the power

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and the strength to reverse the tragedy

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we've had since 1978

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you erase these names from this board

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obviously that's that would be my first

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choice i don't have that power none of

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us have that power

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there's only one higher being that has

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the power to do things like that but

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i'll tell you what and i'll guarantee

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you i think

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if i had my seven dear friends including

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classmates of mine here on my left from

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seven members from columbia here on my

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right and anybody in this audience or on

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the web or on the

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network here today wanted to know if any

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of us would go back and do it again i'll

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guarantee you there would be 15 hands in

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mine and theirs that's because that's

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how strongly we believe in what we do

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and it's for these young folks that came

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here today primarily we want them to be

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inspired by

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the folks like eileen collins and bob

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cabana and the folks we lost on these

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two tragic missions so that they'll

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follow in our footsteps like we got to

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follow in

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alan shepard and

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gus grissom

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neil armstrong and all those guys that

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came before us

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so

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it's to the youth that we dedicate a lot

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of this actions we're doing here today

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so

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having said that

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i would like to introduce our

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first

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speaker today a very special lady

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the widow of rick husman

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she's written a book called higher

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calling calling which really

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attests to the testament and the spirit

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the dedication of her husband rick

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who was a commander of

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107 the loss of colombia 10 years ago

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today so

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evelyn husband thompson would you come

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good morning

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first of all i would like to thank the

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astronaut memorial foundation for

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honoring and memorializing the crew of

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sts-107

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who sacrificed their lives in pursuit of

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space exploration ten years ago

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this very morning

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although they've already been introduced

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i want to

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say a special welcome again to the

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family members that are here today first

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of all

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my husband bill

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my son matthew my daughter laura

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today we gather

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to honor and remember the special crew

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of colombia

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who are regarded as national heroes

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and we are not alone

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today in israel

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family members friends and nasa

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colleagues

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are gathered to remember the crew

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in east texas this morning

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where columbia and her crew found their

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final resting place

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tributes are being made in memorial

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services today we're being conducted by

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columbia family members

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friends and lots of nasa folks

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for many of us gathered here in florida

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today

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this commemoration is is not only

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historic it's it's also very personal

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we remember the columbia crew

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as colleagues his friends

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as parents

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and as spouses

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my husband rick was the commander of

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sts-107

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i will talk a bit more about him shortly

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but he was the kind and he was a good

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leader

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he was determined to see each crew

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member enjoy

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their full potential during the mission

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willie was fun-loving and cheerful

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soft-spoken and hard-working

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as a commander in the navy he was good

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at everything he did

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and rick was very happy to share the

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cockpit with him as pilot

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he loved his wife lonnie intensely and

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their three sons

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kc was absolutely brilliant with a

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doctorate in aerospace engineering

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and she was very friendly sometimes not

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an easy combination

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she was thorough and detailed yet she

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greatly enjoyed nature and spending time

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with her husband jp

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her many friends and her family

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she had the gift of hospitality

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and made everyone feel welcome in her

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home

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laurel was a doctor

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a captain in the navy

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and a mom

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she had a sunny disposition in a desk

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area that was filled with flowers

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she was always ready with a kind word

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and a smile

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she loved her family tremendously and

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included her son everywhere possible in

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her training

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mike had a smile that lit up the room

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he and his wife sandra were very close

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friends to rick and i

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he was a lieutenant colonel in the air

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force and the payload commander

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his competency was tremendous

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mike was the father of two beautiful

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girls

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his christian faith was very important

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to him

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and was manifested in a quiet confidence

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that was highly respected

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dave was a super achiever

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he was a captain in the navy

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a medical doctor

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a pilot

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a gymnast

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including being an acrobat unicyclist

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and a stilt walker for a circus while he

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was in college seriously

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he was also a videographer

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and he filmed the crew during training

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and their flight

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he loved his family and his dog duggans

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dearly and they meant the world to him

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elon was a tremendously gifted pilot and

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a colonel in the israeli air force

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he served as the payload specialist he

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managed to balance a serious attention

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to detail with a very playful side

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he humbly understood his unique place in

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history

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as israel's first astronaut and he was

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keenly aware of the significance of

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items that he flew in space

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each with a profound story

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he adored his wife and four children

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he and his family blessed all of us

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with teaching us jewish traditions and

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serving us extremely delicious food

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just as nasa has pursued lessons learned

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from the tragedies listed behind me

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on the space mirror we have all

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had personal journeys to walk

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there have been lessons learned from all

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of our experiences as well for a brief

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few minutes

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please allow me to share some thoughts

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and insights from the past 10 years

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the night before they flew

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we said our goodbyes

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and rick talked to the crew and to the

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spouses

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he shared a little bit about his faith

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and its importance to him in his life

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and he quoted a passage first out of

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joshua 1 6-9

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it concludes with have i not commanded

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you

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be strong and courageous

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do not be terrified

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do not be discouraged for the lord your

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god will be with you wherever you go

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colombia's 16-day mission in space

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accomplished over 80 experiments by the

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crew on a 24-7 schedule

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they worked so well together

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the mission was a tremendous success

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with great results being obtained

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throughout the mission

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our families were very proud of the crew

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and arrived here in florida the evening

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before the landing day

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we all shared a meal together at a local

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restaurant

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i went to bed with the nasa channel left

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on quietly in the background and i fell

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asleep

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thanking god for the great mission

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and i was so excited for the reunion

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with my husband

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that morning we woke up early and

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quickly prepared to head to the landing

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site

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before departing the hotel my children

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each watched their recorded video

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that rick had made for them to view each

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day that he was in space

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he read devotionals to them

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talked to them about his faith and he

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prayed with them

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he also warned them that the weather

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wasn't just right they might have to

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stay in orbit a day or two longer

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but he reassured them that it wouldn't

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be too long before we would all be

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reunited

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february 1st 2003 became a traumatic

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shocking day

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anticipating a joyful homecoming of our

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crew

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we were jolted in the viewing area into

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a nightmarish stroll of fear

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uncertainty and horror

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that led to a crushing announcement that

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the crew had perished during reentry

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words of sorrow

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efforts to comfort

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even fathoming the magnitude of loss

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was overwhelming that day looks of

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disbelief from one family member to

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another brought little comfort

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the shock was so intense that even tears

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were not freely able to fall

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they would come

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in the weeks months and years to follow

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in waves and in buckets

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rick and i shared together a belief in

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jesus christ

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rick was not one to proselytize those

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around him but his actions and words

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revealed a devout christ follower

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his favorite verse that he signed on his

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astronaut pictures was proverbs 3 5 and

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6.

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trust in the lord with all your heart

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and do not lean on your own

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understanding

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in all your ways acknowledge him and he

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will direct your paths

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that morning i clearly remember looking

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at the sky in disbelief

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that my beloved was not going to pop

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through a thin layer of clouds any

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moment

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and remove the panic and the fear that

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was rising in my heart

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i needed to trust

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even though no one understood what was

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happening

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in the middle of all that

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we didn't know

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all that i didn't know i knew that god

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was sovereign meaning that he's in

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control

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had rick and his crew really given the

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ultimate sacrifice

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as moments rolled into days and days

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into years

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the grief journey has been difficult

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complicated and surprising

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it has been a front row viewing

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rubber meets the road experience

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the sorrow and impact of the tragedy of

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all of our families has been extreme

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but just as a forest fire reduces

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beautiful foliage into ashes

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those ashes ultimately become

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nourishment for new

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healthy growth

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there are indeed small green shoots of

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hope that are springing up in our lives

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the human spirit created by god began to

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minister to my family

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the determination of the folks in east

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texas to do it right and to do it with

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honor was a reflection of the best of

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the best

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as they tackled the tsunami of accident

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debris over hundreds of miles

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and accommodated the invasion of the

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thousands who came to help with the

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recovery process

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their graciousness and hospitality will

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be forever appreciated and remembered

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friends and family cared for us

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and countless thousands

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of others prayed for us

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our hearts were devastated

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wounded

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psalm 147 3 says that god heals the

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brokenhearted and binds up their wounds

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it takes time to heal lots of time

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but healing is possible

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i mentioned earlier that the journey has

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been difficult complicated and

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surprising

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sudden loss triggers a tidal wave of

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reaction that seems to take a lifetime

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to untangle

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and to resolve

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but i have personally been really

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surprised with blessings that come

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00:25:38,789 --> 00:25:36,799
from such hardship

586
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the old testament book of isaiah talks

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in chapter 61 about those who grieve

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receiving a crown of beauty instead of

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ashes

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the oil of joy

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instead of mourning

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00:25:52,549 --> 00:25:50,480
and a garment of praise instead of a

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spirit of despair

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beauty from ashes is a walk away from

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death into life

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00:26:02,789 --> 00:26:00,000
it is experiencing joy pouring over you

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00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:02,799
replacing the chokehold of grief

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00:26:05,830 --> 00:26:04,640
and it is the lord filling our hearts

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with praise

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00:26:11,590 --> 00:26:09,200
instead of devastation and sorrow

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for some the beauty has become a desire

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00:26:14,549 --> 00:26:13,360
to continue the visions our crew

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00:26:16,870 --> 00:26:14,559
embraced

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some have pursued quality and strong

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00:26:21,350 --> 00:26:19,279
educational opportunities for future

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00:26:23,269 --> 00:26:21,360
generations that will produce scientists

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00:26:25,669 --> 00:26:23,279
and engineers and explorers that will

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benefit all of mankind

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00:26:31,510 --> 00:26:28,799
multiple scholarships schools exhibits

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museums endowment funds and archives

611
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have been dedicated

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in the columbia cruise memory

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every time i fly into my hometown of

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amarillo texas

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i land at the rick husband international

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airport

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i spend some quiet time with the lord at

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our local ea smith ymca chapel in

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houston

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dedicated now to the columbia crew

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beauty from ashes

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joy instead of mourning

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praise

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00:27:00,950 --> 00:26:59,279
instead of despair

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00:27:02,950 --> 00:27:00,960
as rick shared with the crew and their

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00:27:04,310 --> 00:27:02,960
spouses in an intimate setting the night

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00:27:06,789 --> 00:27:04,320
before launch

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00:27:08,870 --> 00:27:06,799
the lord your god will be with you

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wherever you go

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00:27:13,669 --> 00:27:11,600
found in joshua 1 9 and that's a promise

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that he relied on

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00:27:18,070 --> 00:27:15,760
our family has relied on

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00:27:20,389 --> 00:27:18,080
and that we rejoice in on behalf of all

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00:27:22,789 --> 00:27:20,399
of those who are so graciously gathered

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00:27:24,789 --> 00:27:22,799
here and around the world today

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00:27:28,710 --> 00:27:24,799
for this occasion

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god bless the families of sds 107

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00:27:33,750 --> 00:27:31,600
may our broken hearts continue to heal

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00:27:36,470 --> 00:27:33,760
and may beauty continue

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00:27:44,789 --> 00:27:36,480
to replace the ashes god bless you thank

641
00:27:49,190 --> 00:27:47,029
thank you evelyn

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00:27:51,669 --> 00:27:49,200
we've got a young man here uh his name

643
00:27:52,950 --> 00:27:51,679
was kyle breeze who uh had an uncle

644
00:27:54,870 --> 00:27:52,960
worked here at nasa and he was walking

645
00:27:56,230 --> 00:27:54,880
with his uncle one day and said i wrote

646
00:27:58,310 --> 00:27:56,240
a song

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00:28:00,389 --> 00:27:58,320
about the columbia and his uncle got a

648
00:28:02,630 --> 00:28:00,399
hold of thad myself and

649
00:28:04,230 --> 00:28:02,640
asked us if we would listen to this song

650
00:28:05,510 --> 00:28:04,240
and see what we thought

651
00:28:07,750 --> 00:28:05,520
and that we listened to it thought it

652
00:28:09,510 --> 00:28:07,760
was very appropriate it's

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00:28:12,630 --> 00:28:09,520
written by kyle and he's going to be the

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00:28:14,470 --> 00:28:12,640
song is going to be sung by joey beasley

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00:28:16,710 --> 00:28:14,480
and kyle will kind of back him up on the

656
00:28:18,950 --> 00:28:16,720
keyboard bibi before we go any further

657
00:28:22,230 --> 00:28:18,960
thank you my friend it was a

658
00:28:25,909 --> 00:28:22,240
my heart about jumped out of my chest

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00:28:28,710 --> 00:28:27,269
so kyle

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00:28:31,110 --> 00:28:28,720
if you enjoy you would please come up

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00:28:42,549 --> 00:28:31,120
here and perform 16

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00:28:42,559 --> 00:28:54,149
thank you

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00:29:07,269 --> 00:28:55,470
how

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00:29:21,830 --> 00:29:09,590
find out the

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00:29:28,389 --> 00:29:24,950
just remember

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00:29:31,669 --> 00:29:28,399
stay until be

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00:29:34,669 --> 00:29:33,350
when you're

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00:29:37,990 --> 00:29:34,679
just

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16 minutes from home

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00:29:42,870 --> 00:29:38,960
no

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00:29:43,750 --> 00:29:42,880
with us you are never alone

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00:29:47,510 --> 00:29:43,760
we

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00:30:02,870 --> 00:29:47,520
will always remember the ones

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steps into the unknown

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it may

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00:31:02,070 --> 00:30:34,789
will again be

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00:31:08,710 --> 00:31:05,190
heroes in life with the strength to

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00:31:11,269 --> 00:31:08,720
believe you set sail for the stars where

679
00:31:14,470 --> 00:31:11,279
you dreamed us to be

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00:31:29,830 --> 00:31:14,480
for thoughts you were lost just to find

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00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:44,830
and i know

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00:31:53,029 --> 00:31:49,190
16 minutes from home

683
00:31:53,990 --> 00:31:53,039
with us you are never alone

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00:32:33,590 --> 00:31:54,000
we

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00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:51,269
you are

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00:33:00,310 --> 00:32:56,230
thank you

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00:33:02,389 --> 00:33:00,320
do appreciate that

688
00:33:04,070 --> 00:33:02,399
uh the next person i have the privilege

689
00:33:06,470 --> 00:33:04,080
of introducing hardly needs any

690
00:33:08,470 --> 00:33:06,480
introduction at all as a matter of fact

691
00:33:09,430 --> 00:33:08,480
she not she might not remember this back

692
00:33:11,350 --> 00:33:09,440
in the

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00:33:13,269 --> 00:33:11,360
early 90s during her first flight i used

694
00:33:15,669 --> 00:33:13,279
to get a daily phone call from i think

695
00:33:17,750 --> 00:33:15,679
corny newspaper up in new york and tell

696
00:33:19,430 --> 00:33:17,760
us what you think eileen's doing today

697
00:33:21,269 --> 00:33:19,440
so i had flown just a few years earlier

698
00:33:22,710 --> 00:33:21,279
and i was recounting every

699
00:33:24,470 --> 00:33:22,720
step that the pilot would be doing

700
00:33:25,269 --> 00:33:24,480
during that mission every day and so it

701
00:33:26,389 --> 00:33:25,279
was

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00:33:28,070 --> 00:33:26,399
kind of how i got to know her

703
00:33:30,630 --> 00:33:28,080
surreptitiously

704
00:33:33,029 --> 00:33:30,640
never really having met her until just

705
00:33:35,110 --> 00:33:33,039
last few years but she's a great lady

706
00:33:37,029 --> 00:33:35,120
she'll be inducted into our astronaut

707
00:33:39,909 --> 00:33:37,039
hall of fame this year she's the first

708
00:33:41,909 --> 00:33:39,919
american woman to pilot

709
00:33:53,029 --> 00:33:41,919
and command the space shuttle please

710
00:33:57,110 --> 00:33:54,950
well good morning

711
00:33:58,870 --> 00:33:57,120
and thank you kyle and joey

712
00:34:00,870 --> 00:33:58,880
very nice

713
00:34:01,909 --> 00:34:00,880
and thank you evelyn for those beautiful

714
00:34:02,789 --> 00:34:01,919
remarks

715
00:34:08,710 --> 00:34:02,799
and

716
00:34:10,869 --> 00:34:08,720
feldman for inviting me to be here

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00:34:12,869 --> 00:34:10,879
today

718
00:34:14,710 --> 00:34:12,879
usually when someone asks me

719
00:34:16,069 --> 00:34:14,720
i'd say well let me go check my schedule

720
00:34:17,750 --> 00:34:16,079
and

721
00:34:20,550 --> 00:34:17,760
see if i

722
00:34:22,790 --> 00:34:20,560
i can attend the event but in this case

723
00:34:26,710 --> 00:34:22,800
i told him yes on the spot

724
00:34:31,990 --> 00:34:30,230
today is a day of remembrance

725
00:34:34,310 --> 00:34:32,000
we remember the astronauts who took the

726
00:34:36,869 --> 00:34:34,320
daring step of accepting the challenge

727
00:34:39,430 --> 00:34:36,879
of space flight

728
00:34:42,710 --> 00:34:39,440
and for the columbia crew their mission

729
00:34:46,230 --> 00:34:42,720
was a fulfillment of their dreams

730
00:34:51,829 --> 00:34:48,470
to visit microgravity to live and work

731
00:34:53,589 --> 00:34:51,839
in a new and unusual environment

732
00:34:57,910 --> 00:34:53,599
and to experience a feeling that you

733
00:34:59,829 --> 00:34:57,920
can't possibly simulate on the surface

734
00:35:02,310 --> 00:34:59,839
it's a type of freedom to look down on

735
00:35:04,470 --> 00:35:02,320
our beautiful planet

736
00:35:05,430 --> 00:35:04,480
and to push hard to achieve the mission

737
00:35:07,190 --> 00:35:05,440
goals

738
00:35:09,829 --> 00:35:07,200
and

739
00:35:13,589 --> 00:35:09,839
to be part of a team with a meaningful

740
00:35:17,109 --> 00:35:15,430
that vision is understanding the

741
00:35:19,750 --> 00:35:17,119
universe that we live in

742
00:35:22,230 --> 00:35:19,760
the human body the possibilities of new

743
00:35:24,069 --> 00:35:22,240
technologies the earth's natural

744
00:35:26,550 --> 00:35:24,079
processes

745
00:35:29,670 --> 00:35:26,560
the secrets of nearby planets

746
00:35:32,710 --> 00:35:29,680
in the universe beyond

747
00:35:35,270 --> 00:35:32,720
the columbia crew was taking baby steps

748
00:35:38,870 --> 00:35:35,280
but great missions begin with baby steps

749
00:35:41,829 --> 00:35:38,880
small steps learning steps

750
00:35:43,030 --> 00:35:41,839
they were passionate about this mission

751
00:35:45,670 --> 00:35:43,040
they knew

752
00:35:50,310 --> 00:35:45,680
that passion and risk are part of any

753
00:35:54,550 --> 00:35:52,390
i'd like to share

754
00:35:56,550 --> 00:35:54,560
a personal brief reflection of each of

755
00:36:00,790 --> 00:35:56,560
the columbia astronauts

756
00:36:04,470 --> 00:36:02,390
it's difficult for us that they're not

757
00:36:05,990 --> 00:36:04,480
physically here with us but our memories

758
00:36:07,829 --> 00:36:06,000
are still strong

759
00:36:09,670 --> 00:36:07,839
i remember

760
00:36:11,910 --> 00:36:09,680
rick who had such a beautiful singing

761
00:36:13,670 --> 00:36:11,920
voice the first time i heard him sing

762
00:36:16,710 --> 00:36:13,680
was at paddy robertson's memorial

763
00:36:19,750 --> 00:36:16,720
service at ellington field

764
00:36:22,950 --> 00:36:19,760
his voice was so powerful and beautiful

765
00:36:26,950 --> 00:36:24,630
i remember the day that willie stopped

766
00:36:28,710 --> 00:36:26,960
in my office to show me

767
00:36:32,950 --> 00:36:28,720
his son's artwork

768
00:36:36,310 --> 00:36:34,870
i remember the times that laurel and i

769
00:36:39,750 --> 00:36:36,320
talked about what it was like to be a

770
00:36:41,190 --> 00:36:39,760
mom and an astronaut

771
00:36:43,109 --> 00:36:41,200
casey and i worked together in the

772
00:36:45,030 --> 00:36:43,119
simulator trying to solve the sneaky

773
00:36:46,630 --> 00:36:45,040
problems that the

774
00:36:49,109 --> 00:36:46,640
instructors in the training team

775
00:36:52,630 --> 00:36:49,119
presented to us and she had such a calm

776
00:36:56,710 --> 00:36:55,030
elon twice asked me to fly with him in

777
00:37:00,710 --> 00:36:56,720
the t-38

778
00:37:04,069 --> 00:37:02,390
i really wish i

779
00:37:07,190 --> 00:37:04,079
had gotten to know him better it was

780
00:37:09,510 --> 00:37:07,200
such a blessing to have him here

781
00:37:11,030 --> 00:37:09,520
dave was an optimist

782
00:37:12,630 --> 00:37:11,040
while working together on a difficult

783
00:37:14,630 --> 00:37:12,640
problem in a project we were both

784
00:37:18,230 --> 00:37:14,640
assigned to i observed that dave was a

785
00:37:21,270 --> 00:37:18,240
man of ideas and solutions

786
00:37:23,589 --> 00:37:21,280
and mike was always so cool and calm i

787
00:37:25,349 --> 00:37:23,599
don't think anything bothered him and he

788
00:37:29,430 --> 00:37:25,359
always had a big smile on his face when

789
00:37:34,150 --> 00:37:31,510
each of these memories and many more of

790
00:37:38,390 --> 00:37:34,160
them stay with me and i hope that you

791
00:37:44,069 --> 00:37:41,270
this crew and astronauts in general

792
00:37:47,190 --> 00:37:44,079
have an understandable characteristic

793
00:37:48,550 --> 00:37:47,200
astronauts love to explore

794
00:37:50,870 --> 00:37:48,560
and they feel

795
00:37:53,109 --> 00:37:50,880
we feel very confident focused and

796
00:37:55,349 --> 00:37:53,119
determined about it

797
00:37:58,390 --> 00:37:55,359
astronauts want adventure

798
00:38:00,870 --> 00:37:58,400
i don't think that'll change

799
00:38:02,550 --> 00:38:00,880
i often tell my children what my parents

800
00:38:05,829 --> 00:38:02,560
told me

801
00:38:08,870 --> 00:38:05,839
generations pass in centuries past

802
00:38:10,870 --> 00:38:08,880
but people don't change

803
00:38:12,870 --> 00:38:10,880
i think really it seems to me that the

804
00:38:15,109 --> 00:38:12,880
sense of curiosity in people doesn't

805
00:38:17,990 --> 00:38:15,119
change we still have it sure the

806
00:38:20,790 --> 00:38:18,000
environment changes technology changes

807
00:38:22,630 --> 00:38:20,800
but people are still human

808
00:38:24,550 --> 00:38:22,640
we still carry the spirit in the

809
00:38:27,109 --> 00:38:24,560
adventure of the people that we read

810
00:38:29,990 --> 00:38:27,119
about in history for example in the

811
00:38:32,790 --> 00:38:30,000
bible in the greek plays the discoveries

812
00:38:34,790 --> 00:38:32,800
made by columbus and other explorers and

813
00:38:39,589 --> 00:38:34,800
the people who populated and founded the

814
00:38:44,710 --> 00:38:41,910
i i often laughed that sometime i seem

815
00:38:47,030 --> 00:38:44,720
to be turning into my mother

816
00:38:49,030 --> 00:38:47,040
and so i believe that exploring and

817
00:38:51,430 --> 00:38:49,040
risk-taking will be around for a long

818
00:38:55,270 --> 00:38:51,440
time regardless of what you might read

819
00:38:58,230 --> 00:38:56,790
and it's also important that i make a

820
00:39:00,870 --> 00:38:58,240
few comments about the space shuttle

821
00:39:03,990 --> 00:39:00,880
which was an amazing and versatile ship

822
00:39:06,390 --> 00:39:04,000
despite its tragedies its successes are

823
00:39:07,670 --> 00:39:06,400
also a part of history

824
00:39:10,150 --> 00:39:07,680
the shuttle

825
00:39:12,310 --> 00:39:10,160
was an engineering wonder

826
00:39:15,270 --> 00:39:12,320
my respect and thanks go out to those

827
00:39:16,950 --> 00:39:15,280
who designed and built it operated and

828
00:39:19,430 --> 00:39:16,960
maintained it

829
00:39:21,430 --> 00:39:19,440
the shuttle was a test program but it

830
00:39:24,870 --> 00:39:21,440
achieved its ultimate goal the

831
00:39:26,950 --> 00:39:24,880
international space station

832
00:39:29,829 --> 00:39:26,960
we learned from the shuttle and how the

833
00:39:32,710 --> 00:39:29,839
shuttle interacted with its environment

834
00:39:35,270 --> 00:39:32,720
what we learned has led to new designs

835
00:39:38,150 --> 00:39:35,280
in spacecraft

836
00:39:39,829 --> 00:39:38,160
which are safer and less expensive

837
00:39:41,990 --> 00:39:39,839
we've also learned much on the shuttle

838
00:39:44,870 --> 00:39:42,000
about the human body new technologies

839
00:39:46,950 --> 00:39:44,880
are planet earth and deep space

840
00:39:49,349 --> 00:39:46,960
expensive satellites like hubble and

841
00:39:51,030 --> 00:39:49,359
chandra had astronauts nearby to fix

842
00:39:52,870 --> 00:39:51,040
potential problems that might develop

843
00:39:54,390 --> 00:39:52,880
before they were deployed into their

844
00:39:56,310 --> 00:39:54,400
orbits

845
00:39:57,829 --> 00:39:56,320
we've come to live and work very well

846
00:40:00,069 --> 00:39:57,839
with other countries

847
00:40:04,230 --> 00:40:00,079
on many different levels

848
00:40:06,069 --> 00:40:04,240
and we have inspired over 30 years

849
00:40:09,270 --> 00:40:06,079
of school children to study math and

850
00:40:12,309 --> 00:40:11,270
people of very diverse backgrounds came

851
00:40:14,309 --> 00:40:12,319
together

852
00:40:17,349 --> 00:40:14,319
on the shuttle missions

853
00:40:20,150 --> 00:40:17,359
our columbia crew was one of diversity

854
00:40:22,790 --> 00:40:20,160
we can relate to them

855
00:40:25,829 --> 00:40:22,800
their lives were exciting and dramatic

856
00:40:28,950 --> 00:40:25,839
it takes your breath away to think about

857
00:40:31,670 --> 00:40:28,960
what they have done in their lives

858
00:40:33,109 --> 00:40:31,680
they are adventurers explorers and role

859
00:40:34,870 --> 00:40:33,119
models

860
00:40:36,630 --> 00:40:34,880
how fortunate they were to have had the

861
00:40:38,470 --> 00:40:36,640
experience to

862
00:40:42,150 --> 00:40:38,480
the opportunity to experience a whole

863
00:40:46,870 --> 00:40:45,109
to our friends from mission sts 107 here

864
00:40:48,630 --> 00:40:46,880
we are 10 years later

865
00:40:51,190 --> 00:40:48,640
we still love you

866
00:40:52,710 --> 00:40:51,200
we still miss you

867
00:40:55,190 --> 00:40:52,720
how can we ever thank you for your

868
00:40:59,829 --> 00:40:55,200
contributions to the great journey of

869
00:41:05,190 --> 00:41:02,230
proverbs 3 verse 5

870
00:41:16,870 --> 00:41:05,200
trust in the lord with all your heart

871
00:41:20,550 --> 00:41:19,190
thank you eileen uh there's some good

872
00:41:23,190 --> 00:41:20,560
and bad about being around a space

873
00:41:25,670 --> 00:41:23,200
program for 35 years i guess a good part

874
00:41:27,750 --> 00:41:25,680
is i've been around for 35 years

875
00:41:29,510 --> 00:41:27,760
uh the bad part is that i've been about

876
00:41:31,430 --> 00:41:29,520
around for 35 years it's been a

877
00:41:33,030 --> 00:41:31,440
wonderful ride for me and

878
00:41:34,230 --> 00:41:33,040
got a lot of folks

879
00:41:35,510 --> 00:41:34,240
when you've been around that long i

880
00:41:36,710 --> 00:41:35,520
recognize just about everybody in the

881
00:41:38,150 --> 00:41:36,720
audience and certainly most of people

882
00:41:40,390 --> 00:41:38,160
here on the stage and the next gentleman

883
00:41:42,069 --> 00:41:40,400
i have the opportunity to introduce is

884
00:41:43,750 --> 00:41:42,079
no stranger to space either he's been

885
00:41:45,349 --> 00:41:43,760
around just a little bit

886
00:41:47,510 --> 00:41:45,359
less than i have but

887
00:41:49,109 --> 00:41:47,520
everybody knows this gentleman he's uh

888
00:41:50,630 --> 00:41:49,119
was deputy director of johnson space

889
00:41:52,950 --> 00:41:50,640
center director of the

890
00:41:55,030 --> 00:41:52,960
space center up in uh stennis and now

891
00:41:57,270 --> 00:41:55,040
he's our current director here at the

892
00:41:59,589 --> 00:41:57,280
kennedy space center second astronaut to

893
00:42:02,309 --> 00:41:59,599
do that he flew four times in

894
00:42:04,069 --> 00:42:02,319
space as twice his commander he's just a

895
00:42:06,390 --> 00:42:04,079
outstanding man who's also a member of

896
00:42:08,630 --> 00:42:06,400
our astronaut hall of fame

897
00:42:15,430 --> 00:42:08,640
without further ado bob cabana come on

898
00:42:19,910 --> 00:42:17,670
thank you john uh good morning everyone

899
00:42:22,550 --> 00:42:19,920
sandy uh evelyn eileen it's so good to

900
00:42:23,589 --> 00:42:22,560
see so many friends

901
00:42:25,510 --> 00:42:23,599
uh

902
00:42:26,790 --> 00:42:25,520
ten years ago this morning

903
00:42:28,390 --> 00:42:26,800
i was the director of flight crew

904
00:42:30,230 --> 00:42:28,400
operations standing out at the middle of

905
00:42:32,950 --> 00:42:30,240
the shuttle landing facility waiting for

906
00:42:35,589 --> 00:42:32,960
a spaceship to come home to florida with

907
00:42:37,910 --> 00:42:35,599
seven of my friends on board

908
00:42:40,550 --> 00:42:37,920
but they never came home and soon it

909
00:42:42,710 --> 00:42:40,560
became very obvious that something very

910
00:42:43,990 --> 00:42:42,720
bad had happened

911
00:42:46,390 --> 00:42:44,000
and that was the beginning of a very

912
00:42:48,790 --> 00:42:46,400
difficult time for their families their

913
00:42:51,030 --> 00:42:48,800
friends the shuttle program

914
00:42:52,870 --> 00:42:51,040
and our agency

915
00:42:55,430 --> 00:42:52,880
many tours were shed

916
00:42:57,190 --> 00:42:55,440
the nation mourned their loss

917
00:42:59,430 --> 00:42:57,200
and then we got about the business of

918
00:43:01,030 --> 00:42:59,440
picking up the pieces correcting our

919
00:43:04,470 --> 00:43:01,040
deficiencies

920
00:43:09,750 --> 00:43:04,480
and continuing our quest to explore

921
00:43:13,910 --> 00:43:11,270
in looking back

922
00:43:16,150 --> 00:43:13,920
there was no malicious intent by any

923
00:43:17,109 --> 00:43:16,160
engineer manager in the decisions they

924
00:43:19,030 --> 00:43:17,119
made

925
00:43:20,309 --> 00:43:19,040
that led to the loss of colombian or

926
00:43:22,630 --> 00:43:20,319
crew

927
00:43:25,030 --> 00:43:22,640
they were doing their very best to be

928
00:43:27,589 --> 00:43:25,040
successful

929
00:43:29,589 --> 00:43:27,599
but we are human

930
00:43:30,550 --> 00:43:29,599
and often times when lacking sufficient

931
00:43:33,109 --> 00:43:30,560
data

932
00:43:35,670 --> 00:43:33,119
we make poor decisions

933
00:43:39,030 --> 00:43:35,680
and that results in events like apollo 1

934
00:43:40,710 --> 00:43:39,040
challenger and columbia

935
00:43:42,309 --> 00:43:40,720
i've always felt that the true measure

936
00:43:44,790 --> 00:43:42,319
of a person

937
00:43:46,069 --> 00:43:44,800
is not in the mistakes that he or she

938
00:43:47,670 --> 00:43:46,079
makes

939
00:43:49,430 --> 00:43:47,680
but in how they respond to those

940
00:43:52,470 --> 00:43:49,440
mistakes

941
00:43:54,870 --> 00:43:52,480
do they allow them to drag them down

942
00:43:58,150 --> 00:43:54,880
or do they rise above them and go on to

943
00:44:00,550 --> 00:43:58,160
even greater accomplishments

944
00:44:02,470 --> 00:44:00,560
i believe we have learned from ours

945
00:44:04,790 --> 00:44:02,480
we have risen above them

946
00:44:07,430 --> 00:44:04,800
and we are going on to even greater

947
00:44:09,190 --> 00:44:07,440
accomplishments

948
00:44:12,069 --> 00:44:09,200
but we must never forget the hard

949
00:44:15,109 --> 00:44:12,079
lessons that we've learned in the past

950
00:44:17,030 --> 00:44:15,119
it's important that we pause to remember

951
00:44:19,589 --> 00:44:17,040
and reflect

952
00:44:21,750 --> 00:44:19,599
we must do our very best

953
00:44:23,190 --> 00:44:21,760
to prevent something like that from ever

954
00:44:26,069 --> 00:44:23,200
happening again

955
00:44:28,230 --> 00:44:26,079
too much is at stake

956
00:44:29,430 --> 00:44:28,240
so thank you rick

957
00:44:30,470 --> 00:44:29,440
willie

958
00:44:31,670 --> 00:44:30,480
mike

959
00:44:33,030 --> 00:44:31,680
kaltner

960
00:44:38,069 --> 00:44:33,040
dave

961
00:44:42,790 --> 00:44:40,230
we promise to continue your thirst for

962
00:44:44,870 --> 00:44:42,800
knowledge to learn from our mistakes to

963
00:44:46,870 --> 00:44:44,880
rise above our failings

964
00:44:48,309 --> 00:44:46,880
and to one day lead the way beyond our

965
00:44:52,069 --> 00:44:48,319
home planet

966
00:44:55,190 --> 00:44:52,079
in our never-ending quest to explore

967
00:45:00,950 --> 00:44:55,200
we remember and we will never forget

968
00:45:05,109 --> 00:45:02,950
thank you bob

969
00:45:06,950 --> 00:45:05,119
uh next gentleman goes back a ways too

970
00:45:08,630 --> 00:45:06,960
you know he seems like we we all know

971
00:45:10,390 --> 00:45:08,640
each other here and uh

972
00:45:12,550 --> 00:45:10,400
william h gerstenmaier's associate

973
00:45:16,150 --> 00:45:12,560
administrator up in our headquarters

974
00:45:17,349 --> 00:45:16,160
office up in washington dc uh for human

975
00:45:22,069 --> 00:45:17,359
operations

976
00:45:23,670 --> 00:45:22,079
gerstey as we call him and i and bob and

977
00:45:24,630 --> 00:45:23,680
all of us go back a long ways as a

978
00:45:27,030 --> 00:45:24,640
matter of fact he was a flight

979
00:45:28,630 --> 00:45:27,040
controller on my mission back in

980
00:45:30,069 --> 00:45:28,640
the early days of the space shuttle

981
00:45:31,589 --> 00:45:30,079
program so

982
00:45:33,190 --> 00:45:31,599
without further ado

983
00:45:34,710 --> 00:45:33,200
william h gerstenmaier gerstein would

984
00:45:40,630 --> 00:45:34,720
you come up and say a few words to us

985
00:45:44,630 --> 00:45:42,790
thank you john and thank you all for the

986
00:45:46,630 --> 00:45:44,640
wonderful words that we've heard this

987
00:45:48,550 --> 00:45:46,640
morning and the thoughts

988
00:45:51,109 --> 00:45:48,560
it's my honor to be here today to speak

989
00:45:53,430 --> 00:45:51,119
to you on behalf of everyone who works

990
00:45:55,829 --> 00:45:53,440
in the endeavor of human space flight

991
00:45:57,829 --> 00:45:55,839
the teams that i represent

992
00:45:59,589 --> 00:45:57,839
recognize that it's a special privilege

993
00:46:02,630 --> 00:45:59,599
to do the work of pioneering new

994
00:46:05,030 --> 00:46:02,640
frontiers in the solar system

995
00:46:06,870 --> 00:46:05,040
flying people in space is a tremendous

996
00:46:09,990 --> 00:46:06,880
responsibility

997
00:46:11,190 --> 00:46:10,000
as an agency and a family nasa has been

998
00:46:13,670 --> 00:46:11,200
part of some of the greatest

999
00:46:15,430 --> 00:46:13,680
accomplishments in human achievement

1000
00:46:17,510 --> 00:46:15,440
but attaining these achievements has

1001
00:46:20,870 --> 00:46:17,520
also reminded us that our work does not

1002
00:46:23,670 --> 00:46:20,880
come without tremendous risk and tragedy

1003
00:46:26,390 --> 00:46:23,680
our failures are cause for reflection

1004
00:46:29,270 --> 00:46:26,400
today's anniversary of colombia like the

1005
00:46:30,710 --> 00:46:29,280
anniversaries of apollo 1 and challenger

1006
00:46:33,670 --> 00:46:30,720
last week

1007
00:46:35,589 --> 00:46:33,680
are a call to rededicate ourselves

1008
00:46:38,230 --> 00:46:35,599
to the mission to which

1009
00:46:41,349 --> 00:46:38,240
so many of us have given so much

1010
00:46:44,069 --> 00:46:41,359
and a few have given all

1011
00:46:46,230 --> 00:46:44,079
i'd like each of you to reflect today in

1012
00:46:49,109 --> 00:46:46,240
three different ways and reflect

1013
00:46:51,270 --> 00:46:49,119
personally of your own thoughts

1014
00:46:53,030 --> 00:46:51,280
first remember where you were ten years

1015
00:46:57,670 --> 00:46:53,040
ago

1016
00:46:59,589 --> 00:46:57,680
in a russian living on a half-finished

1017
00:47:01,670 --> 00:46:59,599
international space station

1018
00:47:04,150 --> 00:47:01,680
with parts from 15 countries still

1019
00:47:05,589 --> 00:47:04,160
underground awaiting a ride on the space

1020
00:47:07,270 --> 00:47:05,599
shuttle

1021
00:47:09,990 --> 00:47:07,280
as the international space station

1022
00:47:11,990 --> 00:47:10,000
program manager it was my job to call

1023
00:47:14,230 --> 00:47:12,000
the international partners and let them

1024
00:47:17,030 --> 00:47:14,240
know we had a problem

1025
00:47:18,790 --> 00:47:17,040
those of us in the space station program

1026
00:47:21,910 --> 00:47:18,800
had to separate ourselves from the

1027
00:47:24,470 --> 00:47:21,920
tragedy that affected many of us deeply

1028
00:47:28,390 --> 00:47:24,480
in personal ways and make sure that our

1029
00:47:30,710 --> 00:47:28,400
crew on the space station would be safe

1030
00:47:32,790 --> 00:47:30,720
i'd also like you to think about

1031
00:47:35,829 --> 00:47:32,800
what we've learned and can still learn

1032
00:47:37,829 --> 00:47:35,839
from the lessons of a decade ago

1033
00:47:40,950 --> 00:47:37,839
the accident wasn't caused by a single

1034
00:47:43,430 --> 00:47:40,960
event or a single person but by a series

1035
00:47:45,349 --> 00:47:43,440
of technical and cultural missteps

1036
00:47:47,910 --> 00:47:45,359
stemming all the way back to the first

1037
00:47:49,990 --> 00:47:47,920
shuttle launch in 1981

1038
00:47:53,109 --> 00:47:50,000
when ice and foam first struck the

1039
00:47:55,109 --> 00:47:53,119
orbital maneuvering system ohms pods

1040
00:47:56,870 --> 00:47:55,119
this was a first indication we had a

1041
00:47:59,109 --> 00:47:56,880
design problem

1042
00:48:01,430 --> 00:47:59,119
but we continued to fly without fully

1043
00:48:02,950 --> 00:48:01,440
investigating the consequences of foam

1044
00:48:05,030 --> 00:48:02,960
hitting the orbiter

1045
00:48:07,589 --> 00:48:05,040
we continue to lose foam on many

1046
00:48:09,589 --> 00:48:07,599
missions and this reinforced the idea

1047
00:48:11,670 --> 00:48:09,599
that all was well

1048
00:48:13,430 --> 00:48:11,680
we did not stay hungry

1049
00:48:15,750 --> 00:48:13,440
and we didn't deeply analyze the

1050
00:48:17,829 --> 00:48:15,760
implications of foam being released at

1051
00:48:19,910 --> 00:48:17,839
precisely the wrong moment

1052
00:48:23,270 --> 00:48:19,920
we continued our work on the space

1053
00:48:25,030 --> 00:48:23,280
station and to build the next generation

1054
00:48:27,190 --> 00:48:25,040
of spacecraft

1055
00:48:29,670 --> 00:48:27,200
as we do these things we need to stay

1056
00:48:32,390 --> 00:48:29,680
vigilant and recognize that even the

1057
00:48:35,589 --> 00:48:32,400
smallest potential flaw can become a big

1058
00:48:37,750 --> 00:48:35,599
problem we need to keep asking questions

1059
00:48:39,750 --> 00:48:37,760
and looking beyond that initial close

1060
00:48:43,030 --> 00:48:39,760
call we need to learn from these

1061
00:48:45,349 --> 00:48:43,040
seemingly small inconsequential events

1062
00:48:47,270 --> 00:48:45,359
in the honor of the columbia crew it is

1063
00:48:49,349 --> 00:48:47,280
our job to be aware of the technical

1064
00:48:51,510 --> 00:48:49,359
subtleties and be creative about

1065
00:48:54,390 --> 00:48:51,520
understanding them and the underlying

1066
00:48:56,950 --> 00:48:54,400
problems even small problems can surface

1067
00:48:59,430 --> 00:48:56,960
as major failures

1068
00:49:01,349 --> 00:48:59,440
lastly i also want you to think about

1069
00:49:03,670 --> 00:49:01,359
how we can ensure that this accident

1070
00:49:06,470 --> 00:49:03,680
changes us in ways that pays tribute to

1071
00:49:08,549 --> 00:49:06,480
the sacrifice of the colombia's crews

1072
00:49:10,950 --> 00:49:08,559
one of the legacies rooted in a tragedy

1073
00:49:12,150 --> 00:49:10,960
of 10 years ago is the space station

1074
00:49:14,390 --> 00:49:12,160
itself

1075
00:49:16,470 --> 00:49:14,400
beautifully orbiting our planet

1076
00:49:18,470 --> 00:49:16,480
completed safely thanks to the hard

1077
00:49:21,030 --> 00:49:18,480
lessons we've learned throughout nasa's

1078
00:49:22,790 --> 00:49:21,040
history we continue building this but we

1079
00:49:24,630 --> 00:49:22,800
continued building the space station

1080
00:49:27,190 --> 00:49:24,640
with the memory of the columbia crew in

1081
00:49:29,430 --> 00:49:27,200
our minds their mission was one of pure

1082
00:49:33,750 --> 00:49:29,440
science and we are carrying that

1083
00:49:38,069 --> 00:49:35,670
ten years ago it would have been easy to

1084
00:49:40,390 --> 00:49:38,079
pull back from the frontier of space and

1085
00:49:43,190 --> 00:49:40,400
say it was too risky to pursue

1086
00:49:45,750 --> 00:49:43,200
instead we rededicated ourselves to

1087
00:49:48,069 --> 00:49:45,760
improving how we push the boundaries of

1088
00:49:50,230 --> 00:49:48,079
space exploration and we vowed to

1089
00:49:52,710 --> 00:49:50,240
continue with our eyes open

1090
00:49:55,430 --> 00:49:52,720
we cannot be afraid of risk

1091
00:49:57,589 --> 00:49:55,440
and we cannot be ignorant of it either

1092
00:50:00,790 --> 00:49:57,599
our lasting tribute to those we have

1093
00:50:02,950 --> 00:50:00,800
lost is to carry on with the cause of

1094
00:50:05,510 --> 00:50:02,960
that they believed was worth the

1095
00:50:14,150 --> 00:50:05,520
ultimate sacrifice it is our mission

1096
00:50:18,470 --> 00:50:16,710
thank you gerstee and our uh final

1097
00:50:20,710 --> 00:50:18,480
speaker we'll hear from today came to us

1098
00:50:22,790 --> 00:50:20,720
from washington dc today

1099
00:50:24,230 --> 00:50:22,800
mr robert lightfoot came down he's our

1100
00:50:26,230 --> 00:50:24,240
one of our senior guys up there the

1101
00:50:27,430 --> 00:50:26,240
associate administrator to charlie

1102
00:50:29,589 --> 00:50:27,440
bolden in

1103
00:50:31,190 --> 00:50:29,599
washington dc he was the uh director of

1104
00:50:33,430 --> 00:50:31,200
the marshall space flight center and i

1105
00:50:36,470 --> 00:50:33,440
guess back in 2003 for a couple years he

1106
00:50:38,069 --> 00:50:36,480
did the return to flight oversight so

1107
00:50:43,109 --> 00:50:38,079
robert would you say a few words to us

1108
00:50:46,230 --> 00:50:44,630
thank you john and and thank you to the

1109
00:50:47,510 --> 00:50:46,240
columbia family for being here it's

1110
00:50:48,790 --> 00:50:47,520
great to have you here and great remarks

1111
00:50:50,069 --> 00:50:48,800
alvin thank you so much for sharing

1112
00:50:51,910 --> 00:50:50,079
those with us

1113
00:50:53,430 --> 00:50:51,920
today is a very meaningful day for the

1114
00:50:55,670 --> 00:50:53,440
nasa family

1115
00:50:57,349 --> 00:50:55,680
10 years ago many of us here on the

1116
00:50:59,349 --> 00:50:57,359
front lines of the space shuttle program

1117
00:51:01,589 --> 00:50:59,359
maybe even as we've as we've heard at

1118
00:51:03,190 --> 00:51:01,599
the landing site awaiting columbia's

1119
00:51:05,030 --> 00:51:03,200
return

1120
00:51:06,390 --> 00:51:05,040
realized the extent

1121
00:51:08,150 --> 00:51:06,400
of the tragedy

1122
00:51:10,790 --> 00:51:08,160
and that we knew the world would never

1123
00:51:12,470 --> 00:51:10,800
be the same again for us

1124
00:51:14,549 --> 00:51:12,480
this time each year we remember and

1125
00:51:16,950 --> 00:51:14,559
honor the columbia crew

1126
00:51:19,829 --> 00:51:16,960
and all those who've lost their lives

1127
00:51:21,030 --> 00:51:19,839
in this great endeavor of space

1128
00:51:23,829 --> 00:51:21,040
exploration

1129
00:51:27,030 --> 00:51:23,839
the challenger crew apollo 1

1130
00:51:28,549 --> 00:51:27,040
mike adams the x-15 pilot

1131
00:51:32,069 --> 00:51:28,559
these brave men and women and their

1132
00:51:34,230 --> 00:51:32,079
families have our deepest gratitude

1133
00:51:36,549 --> 00:51:34,240
we work every day to build on that

1134
00:51:38,710 --> 00:51:36,559
legacy and to infuse the life and

1135
00:51:41,030 --> 00:51:38,720
vitality that they had that they shared

1136
00:51:43,910 --> 00:51:41,040
with us into the work that we do as we

1137
00:51:45,990 --> 00:51:43,920
move forward forward

1138
00:51:47,270 --> 00:51:46,000
it was an honor for me to stand aside

1139
00:51:49,430 --> 00:51:47,280
the team

1140
00:51:51,589 --> 00:51:49,440
as we began to recover

1141
00:51:56,069 --> 00:51:51,599
from the columbia accident

1142
00:51:57,990 --> 00:51:56,079
what i saw was a dedicated focused team

1143
00:51:59,990 --> 00:51:58,000
pushing hard a team completely

1144
00:52:02,470 --> 00:52:00,000
devastated by the loss

1145
00:52:04,950 --> 00:52:02,480
but completely resolved to getting us

1146
00:52:07,750 --> 00:52:04,960
back to flying again

1147
00:52:10,470 --> 00:52:07,760
with the memory of the crew

1148
00:52:12,309 --> 00:52:10,480
right in front of us every day

1149
00:52:14,710 --> 00:52:12,319
it will go down for me personally as the

1150
00:52:16,710 --> 00:52:14,720
most gratifying time of my career

1151
00:52:18,630 --> 00:52:16,720
to see that team come together to pull

1152
00:52:20,230 --> 00:52:18,640
us back from such a tragedy

1153
00:52:22,630 --> 00:52:20,240
the emotions of seeing the shuttle leave

1154
00:52:25,030 --> 00:52:22,640
off the pad with eileen collins at

1155
00:52:27,750 --> 00:52:25,040
command and return to flight

1156
00:52:29,349 --> 00:52:27,760
it's hard to explain

1157
00:52:32,950 --> 00:52:29,359
the congruence of the hard work to get

1158
00:52:35,270 --> 00:52:32,960
there the memory of the columbia crew

1159
00:52:36,390 --> 00:52:35,280
and then the dream realized of flying

1160
00:52:39,270 --> 00:52:36,400
again

1161
00:52:40,710 --> 00:52:39,280
all bundled up in one amazing moment

1162
00:52:42,790 --> 00:52:40,720
we not only returned to flight after

1163
00:52:44,309 --> 00:52:42,800
columbia we established better policies

1164
00:52:46,150 --> 00:52:44,319
better procedures and worked on our

1165
00:52:48,069 --> 00:52:46,160
culture to ensure this wasn't going to

1166
00:52:51,030 --> 00:52:48,079
happen again

1167
00:52:54,870 --> 00:52:51,040
all because the legacy of this crew and

1168
00:52:56,549 --> 00:52:54,880
their dedication to space exploration

1169
00:52:58,230 --> 00:52:56,559
in the years after we returned to flight

1170
00:53:00,150 --> 00:52:58,240
we completed the engineering marvel that

1171
00:53:03,190 --> 00:53:00,160
gerst talked about this international

1172
00:53:05,670 --> 00:53:03,200
space station flying above us today

1173
00:53:07,510 --> 00:53:05,680
an unparalleled and unique orbiting

1174
00:53:09,510 --> 00:53:07,520
laboratory that's going to return

1175
00:53:11,750 --> 00:53:09,520
amazing things for us

1176
00:53:13,430 --> 00:53:11,760
for years to come

1177
00:53:15,589 --> 00:53:13,440
nasa administrator charlie bolden just

1178
00:53:18,069 --> 00:53:15,599
attended the alan ramon symposium in

1179
00:53:19,670 --> 00:53:18,079
israel where he's where he celebrated

1180
00:53:21,910 --> 00:53:19,680
the life of elon

1181
00:53:23,430 --> 00:53:21,920
and extended again our dedication to

1182
00:53:26,470 --> 00:53:23,440
international partnership in this

1183
00:53:27,910 --> 00:53:26,480
journey of space exploration

1184
00:53:29,990 --> 00:53:27,920
i believe we flew out the remainder of

1185
00:53:31,990 --> 00:53:30,000
the shuttle program safely

1186
00:53:34,230 --> 00:53:32,000
based on the lessons we learned

1187
00:53:36,230 --> 00:53:34,240
and based on our

1188
00:53:37,910 --> 00:53:36,240
complete and total commitment to making

1189
00:53:39,510 --> 00:53:37,920
sure it didn't happen again

1190
00:53:40,870 --> 00:53:39,520
i heard many people say and i believe it

1191
00:53:42,309 --> 00:53:40,880
because i was there with them that the

1192
00:53:43,430 --> 00:53:42,319
last flight was the safest flight we

1193
00:53:45,670 --> 00:53:43,440
ever flew

1194
00:53:46,950 --> 00:53:45,680
because of what the team did

1195
00:53:48,710 --> 00:53:46,960
now the shuttles have completed their

1196
00:53:50,950 --> 00:53:48,720
missions and they will inspire millions

1197
00:53:52,549 --> 00:53:50,960
of folks as they sit in museums and

1198
00:53:54,829 --> 00:53:52,559
science centers around the country

1199
00:53:56,630 --> 00:53:54,839
including right here in

1200
00:53:57,990 --> 00:53:56,640
florida

1201
00:54:00,790 --> 00:53:58,000
they'll ignite a spark in that next

1202
00:54:03,109 --> 00:54:00,800
generation of explorers that we

1203
00:54:04,950 --> 00:54:03,119
that we hope come along behind us

1204
00:54:06,870 --> 00:54:04,960
some of them perhaps back here today in

1205
00:54:08,150 --> 00:54:06,880
the crowd

1206
00:54:09,589 --> 00:54:08,160
but what we want to do is we want to

1207
00:54:12,390 --> 00:54:09,599
make sure that that next generation

1208
00:54:13,750 --> 00:54:12,400
knows the legacy that's there

1209
00:54:15,750 --> 00:54:13,760
so while this is nasa's day of

1210
00:54:17,750 --> 00:54:15,760
remembrance in part a time of sadness

1211
00:54:19,670 --> 00:54:17,760
it's also a time of reflection time to

1212
00:54:20,870 --> 00:54:19,680
reflect on what we can do better

1213
00:54:22,950 --> 00:54:20,880
and how we can

1214
00:54:24,630 --> 00:54:22,960
move on and move forward

1215
00:54:26,069 --> 00:54:24,640
so we call it a day of remembrance but

1216
00:54:27,750 --> 00:54:26,079
what i hope you will all do is commit to

1217
00:54:29,670 --> 00:54:27,760
remembering every day

1218
00:54:31,430 --> 00:54:29,680
the legacy and the memory of the

1219
00:54:33,589 --> 00:54:31,440
columbia crew and all those that came

1220
00:54:35,030 --> 00:54:33,599
before them as we continue this

1221
00:54:42,549 --> 00:54:35,040
tremendous journey

1222
00:54:47,109 --> 00:54:44,630
wow thank you robert that's perfect

1223
00:54:48,870 --> 00:54:47,119
timing because we have a very special

1224
00:54:50,950 --> 00:54:48,880
treat for you

1225
00:54:52,870 --> 00:54:50,960
we've got uh several of our astronauts

1226
00:54:54,230 --> 00:54:52,880
who flew down from houston

1227
00:55:05,109 --> 00:54:54,240
and they're going to fly right overhead

1228
00:55:05,119 --> 00:55:08,549
how was that for timing

1229
00:55:13,190 --> 00:55:10,710
thank you robert

1230
00:55:14,630 --> 00:55:13,200
i uh

1231
00:55:16,309 --> 00:55:14,640
dad you want to

1232
00:55:20,789 --> 00:55:16,319
introduce our special guest one more

1233
00:55:25,270 --> 00:55:23,030
human exploration inspires

1234
00:55:28,549 --> 00:55:25,280
inspires us to be americans

1235
00:55:31,829 --> 00:55:28,559
it inspires us to work and be productive

1236
00:55:33,589 --> 00:55:31,839
it inspires us in music and film and art

1237
00:55:35,030 --> 00:55:33,599
it really really contributes to the

1238
00:55:38,150 --> 00:55:35,040
quality of life it's a part of our

1239
00:55:39,990 --> 00:55:38,160
nature as human beings

1240
00:55:41,670 --> 00:55:40,000
bibi winans is a six-time grammy

1241
00:55:43,430 --> 00:55:41,680
award-winning

1242
00:55:45,190 --> 00:55:43,440
winner he resides in nashville and he

1243
00:55:48,150 --> 00:55:45,200
could write an album

1244
00:55:50,230 --> 00:55:48,160
or a song about anything he wanted to

1245
00:55:52,390 --> 00:55:50,240
but his latest album america america is

1246
00:55:55,589 --> 00:55:52,400
about america and what it means to be

1247
00:55:57,750 --> 00:55:55,599
america and his song ultimate sacrifice

1248
00:56:00,069 --> 00:55:57,760
is inspired by those who have given the

1249
00:56:02,470 --> 00:56:00,079
ultimate sacrifice and service

1250
00:56:04,470 --> 00:56:02,480
of our country it's a fitting song to

1251
00:56:07,510 --> 00:56:04,480
honor the astronauts who have given

1252
00:56:09,349 --> 00:56:07,520
their lives for human space flight

1253
00:56:10,630 --> 00:56:09,359
maybe a remarkable thing happened as i

1254
00:56:12,710 --> 00:56:10,640
was walking over

1255
00:56:16,150 --> 00:56:12,720
to the memorial this morning

1256
00:56:17,829 --> 00:56:16,160
santa sandra anderson and i were talking

1257
00:56:19,589 --> 00:56:17,839
turned out to be that

1258
00:56:24,870 --> 00:56:19,599
columbia payload commander michael

1259
00:56:28,789 --> 00:56:27,190
16 minutes from home

1260
00:56:31,510 --> 00:56:28,799
the shuttle columbia broke up over the

1261
00:56:34,549 --> 00:56:31,520
state of texas a thousand miles away but

1262
00:56:36,950 --> 00:56:34,559
only 16 minutes from home

1263
00:56:38,789 --> 00:56:36,960
and then as all those folks who went out

1264
00:56:40,870 --> 00:56:38,799
there to help pick up the pieces and to

1265
00:56:42,950 --> 00:56:40,880
figure out what happened they found

1266
00:56:47,589 --> 00:56:42,960
certain personal items that made it to

1267
00:56:49,670 --> 00:56:47,599
earth and one was an album a cd

1268
00:56:50,950 --> 00:56:49,680
that michael anderson took and flew on

1269
00:56:52,950 --> 00:56:50,960
the columbia

1270
00:56:54,789 --> 00:56:52,960
it was a winan's island it was it was

1271
00:56:56,549 --> 00:56:54,799
cc's album

1272
00:56:58,789 --> 00:56:56,559
and sandra still has that album and now

1273
00:57:02,309 --> 00:56:58,799
10 years later

1274
00:57:05,349 --> 00:57:02,319
sandra is sitting next to bb winans

1275
00:57:09,670 --> 00:57:07,990
bb winans ultimate sacrifice thank you

1276
00:57:11,750 --> 00:57:09,680
for being here bibi

1277
00:57:13,349 --> 00:57:11,760
and thank you for

1278
00:57:14,309 --> 00:57:13,359
for helping us remember those very

1279
00:57:23,190 --> 00:57:14,319
special

1280
00:57:27,030 --> 00:57:24,630
wow you should have told me that

1281
00:57:30,870 --> 00:57:27,040
afterwards

1282
00:57:36,950 --> 00:57:35,270
wow you know i i as i said there i

1283
00:57:39,510 --> 00:57:36,960
i um

1284
00:57:41,670 --> 00:57:39,520
confirmed within myself that

1285
00:57:45,910 --> 00:57:41,680
it's a calling

1286
00:57:48,630 --> 00:57:45,920
we all have in our lives to do what we

1287
00:57:51,109 --> 00:57:48,640
were called to do and i knew

1288
00:57:54,230 --> 00:57:51,119
at a young age that my calling was to

1289
00:57:58,390 --> 00:57:54,240
sing and to write songs

1290
00:58:01,349 --> 00:57:58,400
i never even faked being an astronaut

1291
00:58:03,430 --> 00:58:01,359
because i knew that was not what god

1292
00:58:06,390 --> 00:58:03,440
called me to do but i

1293
00:58:08,789 --> 00:58:06,400
i honor you today i really do honor the

1294
00:58:12,230 --> 00:58:08,799
families and those who have

1295
00:58:14,150 --> 00:58:12,240
given the ultimate sacrifice i was in

1296
00:58:16,870 --> 00:58:14,160
um

1297
00:58:19,670 --> 00:58:16,880
kuwait singing for our troops

1298
00:58:22,230 --> 00:58:19,680
when this song was inspired by a young

1299
00:58:23,910 --> 00:58:22,240
man who gave me a

1300
00:58:25,670 --> 00:58:23,920
piece of paper and said read this when

1301
00:58:28,789 --> 00:58:25,680
you get home

1302
00:58:30,710 --> 00:58:28,799
and when i got home i read it and it was

1303
00:58:33,030 --> 00:58:30,720
he asked me to call his mother and tell

1304
00:58:36,549 --> 00:58:33,040
his mother that i saw him and he was

1305
00:58:40,150 --> 00:58:36,559
okay he was her only child

1306
00:58:41,910 --> 00:58:40,160
and not knowing what the future held for

1307
00:58:44,950 --> 00:58:41,920
that young man i wrote this song and

1308
00:58:47,349 --> 00:58:44,960
today i dedicate it to

1309
00:58:52,150 --> 00:58:47,359
the families and to those

1310
00:58:52,160 --> 00:58:58,710
and thank you for inviting me

1311
00:59:09,349 --> 00:59:01,030
can you bring the mic up a little more

1312
00:59:17,750 --> 00:59:12,230
so far away

1313
00:59:25,750 --> 00:59:19,990
uncertainty

1314
00:59:31,510 --> 00:59:28,789
thinking about you i say

1315
00:59:33,829 --> 00:59:32,549
and over

1316
00:59:35,589 --> 00:59:33,839
i

1317
00:59:40,309 --> 00:59:35,599
want you to know

1318
00:59:44,549 --> 00:59:42,789
and how can i say

1319
00:59:48,870 --> 00:59:44,559
thank you

1320
00:59:52,870 --> 00:59:48,880
how can i let you know

1321
00:59:56,630 --> 00:59:52,880
the way i feel about you

1322
00:59:58,549 --> 00:59:56,640
but certainly a hero

1323
01:00:00,549 --> 00:59:58,559
just wanted to say

1324
01:00:04,870 --> 01:00:00,559
thank you

1325
01:00:10,150 --> 01:00:04,880
the wind may have caused your life

1326
01:00:19,670 --> 01:00:14,069
yet willing to make the ultimate

1327
01:00:27,190 --> 01:00:21,910
days and nights

1328
01:00:35,109 --> 01:00:29,670
convince your heart

1329
01:00:40,789 --> 01:00:37,670
we're not here to judge

1330
01:00:43,190 --> 01:00:40,799
who's right who's wrong

1331
01:00:52,390 --> 01:00:48,470
but from my heart i i sing this song

1332
01:00:56,470 --> 01:00:52,400
just wanting to say thank you

1333
01:01:00,750 --> 01:00:56,480
how can i let you know

1334
01:01:04,390 --> 01:01:00,760
the way i feel about you

1335
01:01:06,470 --> 01:01:04,400
certainly a hero

1336
01:01:08,150 --> 01:01:06,480
just wanted to say

1337
01:01:12,390 --> 01:01:08,160
thank you

1338
01:01:16,630 --> 01:01:12,400
the wind may have caused your life

1339
01:01:18,390 --> 01:01:16,640
did you ever once think twice

1340
01:01:20,390 --> 01:01:18,400
think twice

1341
01:01:26,710 --> 01:01:20,400
yet willing to make

1342
01:01:34,710 --> 01:01:31,109
men and women from different races

1343
01:01:50,710 --> 01:01:34,720
all around this world

1344
01:02:00,710 --> 01:01:54,390
giving them the chance

1345
01:02:30,710 --> 01:02:02,150
thank you

1346
01:02:30,720 --> 01:02:35,589
ultimate sacrifice

1347
01:02:40,309 --> 01:02:36,789
oh

1348
01:02:43,750 --> 01:02:40,319
just willing to make

1349
01:03:01,670 --> 01:02:43,760
the ultimate time

1350
01:03:06,230 --> 01:03:03,430
thank you sir

1351
01:03:08,390 --> 01:03:06,240
god bless thank you very much

1352
01:03:10,309 --> 01:03:08,400
microphone there we go

1353
01:03:12,710 --> 01:03:10,319
i would like for evelyn uh

1354
01:03:13,750 --> 01:03:12,720
sandra gerste and bob if you would go

1355
01:03:15,670 --> 01:03:13,760
down and

1356
01:03:23,750 --> 01:03:15,680
pick up our wreath here at the front

1357
01:03:26,470 --> 01:03:25,349
once they've gotten that done i would

1358
01:03:29,910 --> 01:03:26,480
like to

1359
01:03:31,910 --> 01:03:29,920
close our program by reading the 24

1360
01:03:34,789 --> 01:03:31,920
names that you see on the you're behind

1361
01:03:36,150 --> 01:03:34,799
you and as i read them please uh

1362
01:03:37,589 --> 01:03:36,160
uh send a little bit of your love and

1363
01:03:39,829 --> 01:03:37,599
energy

1364
01:03:53,109 --> 01:03:39,839
to each and every one of these uh

1365
01:03:59,109 --> 01:03:54,309
i'll read the names and we'll have a

1366
01:04:05,670 --> 01:04:02,309
theodore c freeman

1367
01:04:07,190 --> 01:04:05,680
charles a bassette iii

1368
01:04:09,670 --> 01:04:07,200
elliott m.c

1369
01:04:13,990 --> 01:04:11,750
clifton c williams

1370
01:04:15,109 --> 01:04:14,000
jr

1371
01:04:17,910 --> 01:04:15,119
virgil

1372
01:04:19,589 --> 01:04:17,920
gus grissom

1373
01:04:21,750 --> 01:04:19,599
edward h white

1374
01:04:25,190 --> 01:04:21,760
ii

1375
01:04:28,069 --> 01:04:25,200
roger b chaffee

1376
01:04:29,270 --> 01:04:28,079
michael j adams

1377
01:04:32,549 --> 01:04:29,280
robert

1378
01:04:33,750 --> 01:04:32,559
h lawrence jr

1379
01:04:35,750 --> 01:04:33,760
francis

1380
01:04:36,710 --> 01:04:35,760
dick scobee

1381
01:04:38,950 --> 01:04:36,720
michael

1382
01:04:42,309 --> 01:04:38,960
j smith

1383
01:04:45,430 --> 01:04:42,319
judith a resnick

1384
01:04:48,390 --> 01:04:45,440
ellison s onizuka

1385
01:04:49,910 --> 01:04:48,400
ronald e mcnair

1386
01:04:51,990 --> 01:04:49,920
gregory b

1387
01:04:55,430 --> 01:04:52,000
jarvis

1388
01:04:57,589 --> 01:04:55,440
s christa mcauliffe

1389
01:04:58,870 --> 01:04:57,599
manley l

1390
01:05:00,789 --> 01:04:58,880
sonny carter

1391
01:05:01,829 --> 01:05:00,799
jr

1392
01:05:04,150 --> 01:05:01,839
rick

1393
01:05:05,109 --> 01:05:04,160
d husband

1394
01:05:08,069 --> 01:05:05,119
william

1395
01:05:09,589 --> 01:05:08,079
c mccool

1396
01:05:11,670 --> 01:05:09,599
michael p

1397
01:05:14,789 --> 01:05:11,680
anderson

1398
01:05:15,829 --> 01:05:14,799
kalpana chawla

1399
01:05:16,630 --> 01:05:15,839
david

1400
01:05:18,789 --> 01:05:16,640
m

1401
01:05:19,829 --> 01:05:18,799
brown

1402
01:05:22,150 --> 01:05:19,839
laurel

1403
01:05:24,710 --> 01:05:22,160
clark

1404
01:05:27,109 --> 01:05:24,720
and elon ramon

1405
01:05:47,990 --> 01:05:27,119
let's all please have a 30-second

1406
01:05:51,029 --> 01:05:49,430
ladies and gentlemen thank you for being