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The Outer Worlds.
Here on Earth, if we had no technology of any kind, excluding basic binoculars or a telescope, we would have been left in ignorance of what is outside in the cold vastness of outer space.
Space is for everybody. It’s not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That’s our new frontier out there, and it’s everybody’s business to know about space.
Christa McAuliffe [US Teacher & Astronaut.]
Ever since I was a young child I have wondered ‘what’s up there?’ My genuine interest in space came from my brother, who had been receiving yearly ‘press kits’ from NASA. These press releases would include the latest mission updates, direct NASA developments & plans, and also would include many photographs of team members and astronaut crews; you can review and download these now, should you be interested in doing so:
Unfortunately what astounded and worried me the most was the sudden mid-air disintegration of STS-51-L on 28th…
