My eager craft through footless halls of air.
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung You have not dreamed of – wheeled and soared and swung Of sun split clouds, - and done a hundred things Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earthĪnd danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings The back of the marker features the famous aeronautical poem "High Flight," written by Royal Canadian Air Force pilot John Gillespie Magee, Jr. Christa McAuliffe, payload specialist Gregory B. McNair, mission specialist Ellison Onizuka, mission specialist S. The astronauts' faces and names are carved into the memorial marker: Commander Michael J. Approximately 400 people attended the dedication ceremony on the morning of March 21, 1987, including Vice President and Mrs. Smith (Section 7A, Grave 208).įamily members and NASA worked together to erect the memorial in Section 46, near Memorial Amphitheater. "Dick" Scobee (Section 46, to the left of the memorial) and Commander Michael J. On May 20, 1986, the comingled cremated remains of the seven Challenger astronauts were buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Section 46, Grave 1129. It took nearly two months to recover the remains from the ocean floor, about 18 miles off the shore of Cape Canaveral, Florida. On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after takeoff, killing all seven crew members - including high school teacher Christa McAuliffe, who had been selected from among more than 11,000 applicants to become the first teacher in space.
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