re: (They have) "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."

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I simply saw 7 Americans Who gave their lives in the pursuit to furtherr our horizons

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This last Challenger crew was the most diverse crew to date, a group of talented, high-achieving individuals from various backgrounds and professions whose lives intersected for this particular seven-day journey. They seemed to reflect the multi-faceted face of America. They personified one of the promises of the shuttle era—that as spaceflight became more routine, more people would be able to fly in space safely, including people like Jarvis and McAuliffe, who were not part of the astronaut corps.

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I saw 7 Americans who came from very different backgrounds who were working together, as only Americans can, to show that we are one people of one blood building a common future where equality of opportunity is standard.