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Message:: [QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 2417146, member: 19250"]To me it's  to little to late. With no disrespect  to her or the entire  crew of the Challenger. This happen in 1986, 30 years ago!  So 30 years down the road we are going to remember  a disaster  by a coin.  That 1 year after it's  issue no one will even care ?  Look I watched as a kid on a black and white TV every  launch . To those of us who are in our latest 50's 60's and plus grew up during  the space race. I have the up most respect for all of our space pioneers .What I don't  have respect for is a program that had more success in its  earlier  days then present. Why not a set of  coins that tell the history ? From the first orbit of the earth to present. To light a fire in the hearts and minds like we were in the 60's.Remember  some 200 kids and teachers all huddled  around a 20 inch black and white tv.We reached for the stars......and somehow lost our passion .Sorry about the soap box......  but I remember  the triumphs  I remember  teachers telling  me that we were jet age kids.And the stars were our limits. Yes the crew of the Challenger  was a horrible  loss, as was the fire in the capsule , and the break up of Columbia  as she returned  home. We don't  need a coin we need to kick some tires ,and light some fires....... and once again reach for the stars.[/QUOTE]