[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 539]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  THE ``CHALLENGER'' MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, 20 years ago, the seven crew members of the 
space shuttle ``Challenger'' tragically died while seeking the wonders 
and worlds of space.
  In the tradition of great explorers of the past like Columbus, the 
Conquistadores and Lewis and Clark, the astronauts aboard the space 
shuttle ``Challenger'' were exploring and embarking on the last 
frontier when they gave their lives on January 28, 1986.
  That courageous ``Challenger'' crew of Francis Scobee, Michael Smith, 
Judith Resnick, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, high school teacher 
Christa McAuliffe and Texan Ronald McNair were the best of the brave, 
the bold and the brazen. They were not only remembered by NASA in my 
hometown of Houston, but throughout the world.
  These magnificent seven epitomized the spirit of the explorers of old 
and will be remembered for their sense of adventure and courage. Space 
exploration is America's marvelous mission that will continue to be our 
dream and our goal.
  These seven brothers and sisters of space and their enduring legacy 
are part of that goal to conquer and to challenge space. That's just 
the way it is.

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