of the crew of STS-107
February 1, 2003
The Columbia
The Columbia
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High Flight
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 - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
William McCool
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Ilan Ramon
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Kalpana Chawla
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Laurel Clark
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Michael Anderson
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Rick Husband
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David Brown
Gymnast
Turned Astronaut
When I must leave you for a little while
Please do not grieve and shed wild tears
And hug your sorrow to you through the years
But start out bravely with a gallant smile;
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
And I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die,
For I am waiting for you in the sky!
February 13, 2003
"On behalf of Kathryn, Founder and the Divas of the
Net, We would be honored if you would accept our
Memorial Award for your page in memory of the crew of
STS-107.
The love, and devotion written into every word,
touched our hearts, and reached the inner part of our
souls."
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| Gospel singer Steve Green began in the gospel industry during the mid-'70s, singing backup vocals and playing bass with Sandi Patti, White Heart and the Gaither Vocal Band. By the early '80s, he had gained a solo contract with Sparrow Records, and his self-titled debut album appeared in 1984. He averaged more than one album per year during the next dozen, with Spanish-language recordings (1987's Tienen Que Saber) and Christmas albums (1987's Joy to the World! and 1996's First Noel) in addition to his usual repertoire. Green has stayed on the Sparrow label for virtually every release, and also concentrates on videos and James Dobson's Focus on the Family as part of his musical ministry. Morning Light was released in 1999. Two years later, he and long-time friend/producer Phil Naish captured Green's personal reflection on Woven in Time. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide |
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| This is about the concert by Steve Green held at Colonial Baptist
Church in
Cary, NC on February 1, 2003, the same day as the Columbia disaster. It was written by someone who attended the concert. |
| Some of you may know some of the information I am passing along,
but many
of you probably do not just like we didn't. The press has been talking about all the crew members during the day, but I personally haven't heard any information on any of their religious convictions, etc. |
| Tonight David and I had tickets to the Steve Green concert at our church (which of course was awesome). It was very different from his normal concerts in that the concert was dedicated to his dear friend, Rick Husbands, the commander of the space shuttle Columbia. Steve and his wife were very good friends with Rick and his wife Evelyn. He told us that he met Rick many years ago at one of his concerts. They came up to greet Steve and tell him how much they enjoyed his music. Rick's wife whispered to Steve that Rick was an astronaut. Steve immediately began asking him questions (he said that everyone waiting in line to see him suddenly turned their interest to Rick). |
| That was the beginning of their friendship. Three years ago
he was present
at Rick's first space shuttle launch where he sang at a reception for him prior to take off. He did the same thing 17 days ago-and then watched Rick go into space. He told us how many of the people at the reception were non-believers which is not unusual among the science community. Steve's latest CD contains a song entitled "God of Wonders" which speaks about a "God beyond our galaxies-You are holy, holy-The heavens declare your majesty-You are holy, holy". Rick Husbands loved the song and Steve sang it at the reception held for him. A video was made to accompany the song. Steve Green showed the video at his concert tonight (many kleenex needed). It showed him with his wife, 2 young children, in space on his prior mission, along with breathtaking photographs of the galaxies our God created. This same song was also played upon Rick's wife's request as one of the wakeup songs one morning on the space shuttle (they apparently play a different song each morning from NASA). Steve emailed with Rick while he was in space and he shared some of that with us when Rick was talking about how awesome God's creation was as he saw it out the space shuttle window. He told us how Rick was a quiet man, but never quiet about sharing his faith in Jesus Christ. He told us how right before the crew boarded the space shuttle 17 days ago, Rick stopped them all and prayed for them. NASA workers commented that in all their years working there, they had never seen a commander pray with his crew. He told us how at T minus 2 before takeoff, a NASA control person commented that it was a perfect day for launch and Rick replied "The Lord has given us a beautiful day". These were just some of the things he told us. |
| Steve did a concert in Houston last week-Rick's wife Evelyn and Michael Anderson's wife were there. Steve prayed for Rick and Michael while they were in space and then Steve's family spent the evening having dinner with them. Steve told us how Rick left a recorded devotional video for each of his 2 children for each of the 17 days he would be gone. That was 34 videos that he took the time to record so that his children would not miss their daily devotions they had with their dad. Steve spoke about what a legacy Rick has left his children. |
| None of the above has been mentioned by the press that I have heard (big surprise). But Steve said that he knew for sure that at least 3 crew members- Rick, Michael Anderson and one other crew member (I'm not sure who) were committed followers of Jesus Christ. I just wanted to pass this along because I'm sure that many of you, like myself, wondered the same thing-how many of these 7 people were in eternity today. I also thought that you might want to pray for their families. Please feel free to pass this along to your friends and family members who would like to know and pray. |