Autore: Marco(StarEnd)
Data: 01-28-04 10:16
January 27, 2004
Martian Landmarks Dedicated to Apollo 1 Crew
NASA memorialized the Apollo 1 crew -- Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee -- by dedicating the hills surrounding the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's landing site to the astronauts. The crew of Apollo 1 perished in flash fire during a launch pad test of their Apollo spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., 37 years ago today.
"Through recorded history explorers have had both the honor and responsibility of naming significant landmarks," said NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe. "Gus, Ed and Roger's contributions, as much as their sacrifice, helped make our giant leap for mankind possible. Today, as America strides towards our next giant leap, NASA and the Mars Exploration Rover team created a fitting tribute to these brave explorers and their legacy."
Saluti, Marco
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"Nascentes morimur, finisque ab origine pendet" - Nascendo moriamo, e la fine dipende dall'inizio - Manilius
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