A few minutes ago, I got this email from my daughter Geetanjali. She has written a poem, and I think you all should see it. It is about what could have been Kalpana Chawla’s last thoughts:

Spaced Out

It is here
Life’s end and the begining of a journey which can never be told.
I am scared, not terrified
I am sad, not sorrowful
I will face it.
I will die knowing that there will be those to come and those to go.
I will die in hope
I will die in courage.
I will die knowing I have made my mark.

-Geetanjali Chitnis