There are few places in our world where the combined aquired knowledge of man is focused on a mission to benefit all of mankind... The Shuttle Program is such a locus, a lens; so to speak where the very best of everything we have is focused. It represents the sum total of all mans skill and courage, our combined application of physics and engineering, our thirst for knowledge, our drive to explore, to go onwards and outwards, to extend the frontiers of all knowledge.
To this point in time many many thousands of pioneers of knowledge have given their lives in the advancement of science and technology.. for it is true that knowlege; like freedom, has a price.
To the men and women of the Space Program I offer my thanks and gratitude.. for my child, for the children of my neighbors, for the children of all mankind you represent hope for a bright tomorrow, full of the promise of great new wonders, questions asked and ultimately answered.
There, on the tip of that gleaming spear; rides the very best of best.. as it should be. They did not falter on their quest, we should not falter in ours. We MUST continue to support and facilitate their mission.. for none is more noble. What they do, they do for us. What they did, they did for us.
Lets do our part to keep 'em flying. Support the space program. Demand new funding. Better funding. Lets drive on.. make this the dawn of a new era in space. Tell your neighbors, your congressman and your senator you support the exploration of space.
"Throttle Up!"
