A great achievment.....

With a prayer of thankfulness and a feeling of relief we, together with millions of others around the globe, watched the graceful landing of the spacecraft bearing Sunita Williams and her colleagues on 22nd June 2007. It was really heartening to see the tiny white speck flickering on the TV screen grow bigger as it loomed closer and finally take the shape of Atlantis ....the spaceship which brought back precious lives and valuable information .
A truly remarkable achievement of the scientists who have over the years striven to unravel the mysteries of the universe.....and of Sunita Williams who has shown what a woman is capable to attaining.
. Commendable too is the strength of the parents and families of these space voyagers who waited with courage and patience for their loved ones to come back safely to the earth.
And here we are, the ordinary mortals busy with our petty squabbles and egos !! I do feel humbled and awed in the face of such an achievement
A tribute at this moment to Kalpna Chawla whose lost her life earlier for the cause of the progress of mankind.