Astronaut Tom Jones on the Space Shuttle Columbia holding a note sent to him by my class who all signed it . He sent it back to my students so that all of their names had flown in space like mine had .
A photo taken of Priest River from the ISS by Astronaut Steven Swanson that was emailed to my class .
Naccarato reminisced on a quote from the movie Apollo 13 : “ I ’ m in command of the best ship with the best crew that anybody could ask for … I can ’ t imagine ever topping that .
“ Every moment of time that I have spent in my NACA aerospace program has been very special ,” Naccarato concluded . “ It is time spent that I would never want to change nor do I have any regrets about ; only positive thoughts abound in my mind . As flight director of my program , I have been able to lead some of the best students and work with some of the best teachers , parents , community members and sponsors that anybody could ask for . I have gotten to meet and launch model rockets with individuals who have launched into the vacuum of space , walked on the surface of the moon , seen sunrises and sunsets every 45 minutes , and returned to earth in a 3000-degree fireball . To be able to share that with all of those people — I can ’ t imagine ever topping that .”
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