Comments on: A Legacy Honored http://www.notnews.org/s-o-s/a-legacy-honored.html Philosophy, public affairs and pop culture. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:51:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dave Thomer http://www.notnews.org/s-o-s/a-legacy-honored.html#comment-7669 Dave Thomer Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:49:51 +0000 http://www.notnews.org/s-o-s/a-legacy-honored.html#comment-7669 The shuttle mission was buzzing around on the outskirts of my radar until I saw a blurb somewhere that Morgan was McAuliffe's alternate. To spend all that time waiting and then to finally finish the job is just a really amazing thing. And this may be me science-geeking out, but I noticed that there isn't an apple next to Morgan's name on the mission patch. I'm guessing that's because Morgan is considered a full-fledged permanent astronaut. Which is also a pretty neat thing. The shuttle mission was buzzing around on the outskirts of my radar until I saw a blurb somewhere that Morgan was McAuliffe’s alternate. To spend all that time waiting and then to finally finish the job is just a really amazing thing.

And this may be me science-geeking out, but I noticed that there isn’t an apple next to Morgan’s name on the mission patch. I’m guessing that’s because Morgan is considered a full-fledged permanent astronaut. Which is also a pretty neat thing.

]]> By: Robn http://www.notnews.org/s-o-s/a-legacy-honored.html#comment-7668 Robn Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:26:39 +0000 http://www.notnews.org/s-o-s/a-legacy-honored.html#comment-7668 Thank GOODNESS someone else realized how important this was. I blogged about it, too - but I moaned and lamented that no one else was talking about it! Thank GOODNESS someone else realized how important this was. I blogged about it, too - but I moaned and lamented that no one else was talking about it!

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