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rushthatspeaksThanks to the people who mentioned what happened to the Columbia on LJ. I hadn't left my room yet, and it's a better way of hearing about that than any other I can think of.
Called Sei. They weren't home. Trying back later.
I was too young to remember the Challenger. But I feel like I've been punched very hard in the stomach. My best wishes go out to the families left behind.
May this not severely wound the most noble and far-reaching of all human dreams I know of. The space program has always been one of the things that gives me hope for the nobility of the species; it is our willingness to try to think on a cosmic scale, to explore beyond the boundaries of our one small planet.
On another subject: to my parents-- I'll try to call this evening. It's just been a busy week. I'd call now, but I'm already late for rehearsal.
Music: Weiss, Saigo no Bansan
Mood: in mourning
Called Sei. They weren't home. Trying back later.
I was too young to remember the Challenger. But I feel like I've been punched very hard in the stomach. My best wishes go out to the families left behind.
May this not severely wound the most noble and far-reaching of all human dreams I know of. The space program has always been one of the things that gives me hope for the nobility of the species; it is our willingness to try to think on a cosmic scale, to explore beyond the boundaries of our one small planet.
On another subject: to my parents-- I'll try to call this evening. It's just been a busy week. I'd call now, but I'm already late for rehearsal.
Music: Weiss, Saigo no Bansan
Mood: in mourning
