[SOC] Space Shuttle

[Ian C. Purdie]

Along with every Australian, my family wish to pass along their condolences for
this great misfortune which has befell your country.

Most of us rarely realise that space travel is relatively still in its infancy.
It involves numerous inherent risks, it takes a lot of guts to be pioneers, here
on earth or elsewhere.

As it was 1,000 years ago, 100 years ago or even now, there are brave folks who
continually push back the frontiers. Sometimes things don't go according to plan
and from that sacrifice of others we hopefully learn.

So humanity progresses in a very frail way.

Without being insensitive, it's just a temporary setback.

Let's keeps those brave folks and their families in our family thoughts.

Ian & family
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