One of the fallen in the Mojave

So that others may slip the surly bonds.

July 27th, 2007 4:58 PM by Phil Plait in Piece of mind | 3 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

3 Responses to “One of the fallen in the Mojave”

1. Sergeant Zim Says:
July 27th, 2007 at 7:01 pm

Rest well, pioneer of invention, and exploration. May your efforts, your enthusiasm, your sacrifice not be in vain, and may we, as a species keep forever reaching far beyond our grasp, and be inspired by your unflinching desire to push back the confines of the envelope.
2. Gary Ansorge Says:
July 28th, 2007 at 3:19 pm

In the exploration of any new environment, some will fall. Remember them with love and go forward,,,

Gary 7
3. Lurchgs Says:
July 30th, 2007 at 10:47 am

Our thoughts and best tele-support are with the families of Mr May and the others lost. We lose too many in any given day, but it is of some comfort to know that these people were doing something they loved, and were leading the way for the rest of the species.

We need more like them.

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