The Sky Below

by Scott Parazynski

I’m lucky to be at the Apollo 9 launch with my family on March 3, 1969, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, savoring the thundering roar of the rocket launch from a nearby beach, perhaps ten miles away. I feel the power of the ship reverberating through my chest

Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go. —T. S. Eliot