Wishing you and yours a most Happy Thanksgiving!
Walking the dog this morning, I thought about things for which I’m thankful — the list is long, and I’m sure I didn’t think of everything. More things are coming to mind even as I type this.
I think it’s good for us to pause, reflect, and express appreciation for what we have — especially family and friends — rather than being bitter and resentful over things we don’t have. The Apostle Paul wrote that he had learned how to be content in every situation;* I’m not quite there yet, but I hope to be.
So, may we all find things for which we can be truly thankful, today and every day.
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Now, the promised “Space History”…
Twenty years ago today — November 24, 1991 — the Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on a Department of Defense mission.
(DSP satellite being tilted to its predeployment position in the shuttle’s payload bay. NASA image.)
During mission STS-44, astronauts Frederick D. Gregory, Terence T. “Tom” Henricks, James S. Voss, Story F. Musgrave, Thomas J. Hennan, and Mario Runco deployed the third Defense Support Program (DSP) missile warning satellite.
Without going into too much detail, DSP satellites stare at the earth, looking for the infrared signatures of rocket exhaust that would indicate ballistic missile launches.
Which, if nothing else, perhaps we can all be thankful for eyes in the sky that are watching out for sneak attacks.
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*Philippians chapter 4.
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