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The poem was discussed in detail. It was mentioned how it was written by a young pilot during WWII and later used by Ronald Reagan in a speech about the Challenger disaster. The poem is now inscribed on the Challenger Memorial.
"The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future and we'll continue to follow them."
— Episode: What Is College Worth? (with Lee Bolling...
Episode: What Is College Worth? (with Lee Bollinger)
The poem was discussed in detail. It was mentioned how it was written by a young pilot during WWII and later used by Ronald Reagan in a speech about the Challenger disaster. The poem is now inscribed on the Challenger Memorial.
"The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future and we'll continue to follow them."
We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God.
Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings.
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds and done a hundred things you have not dreamed of.
...put out my hand and touched the face of God.