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