That's from the plate at the Apollo 1 pad, where the first fatalities of the US Space program occurred. That anniversary was yesterday
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We journey boldly into shining skies To learn, to build, to seek out other worlds As seven angels watch with loving eyes, And one flag more in new frontiers unfurls. Three angels more, though longer gone, Extend their hands to shelter those below Whose dreams and courage ever spur them on To follow where the angels sought to go. Alas! Though angels long to keep us well They cannot always perfect guard maintain And so again rings forth a somber knell As we relearn that daring can bring pain. In time, Earth's surly bonds we'll slip again And angels seventeen will keep us then.
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To learn, to build, to seek out other worlds
As seven angels watch with loving eyes,
And one flag more in new frontiers unfurls.
Three angels more, though longer gone,
Extend their hands to shelter those below
Whose dreams and courage ever spur them on
To follow where the angels sought to go.
Alas! Though angels long to keep us well
They cannot always perfect guard maintain
And so again rings forth a somber knell
As we relearn that daring can bring pain.
In time, Earth's surly bonds we'll slip again
And angels seventeen will keep us then.
Copyright 2003 Samantha M. Pendleton
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