Thursday, October 20, 2011

The Challenger Memorial, sculpture by Isamu Noguchi


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The Challenger Memorial, sculpture by Isamu Noguchi, is located on Southwest corner of Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, Florida. The memorial is white, composed of metal piping, and rises 100 feet, designed with a twisted shaped to symbolize the contrail of the Challenger as it rose on its fateful, final flight.
The triangle shaped plaque at the base, made of concrete, has the following engraved:

O
Ivory
Cinder
Open Petals
Soar the Space Path,
Flesh Spirits, Heroes McAuliffe Onizuka Jarvis
McNair Smith Resnik Scobee

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