So much is happening right now, that I haven’t had the time post much. Besides getting back surgery in two weeks, I am having my first photography show on February 5. If you’re in southeastern PA and need something to do the 5th (it’s a Friday night), come on out!
Jenn Dixon, Photographer
Location: First Reformed Church UCC
40 E. Orange St.
Lancaster, PA 17603
Friday, February 5, 2010
6-9PM
Fore more information and to see more of my work, please go to http://jenndixon.zenfolio.com.


















The Challenger
Posted in Commentary with tags challenger, challenger explosion, christa mcauliffe, nasa on January 28, 2010 by jenndixonTwenty-four years ago today, something horrible happened; the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated before millions of viewers, including myself as a third grader.
I loved watching shuttle take offs, and still do. I wish they still got as much publicity as they once did. I want our space program to grow and flourish. This is one mission I won’t forget.
I think the Challenger hit me so hard as a kid was because we studied it school. Hey, an everyday person was going to be on that flight…teacher Christa McAuliffe. She was thirty-seven year-old teacher from Boston. She was selected from over 11,000 teachers who applied to be on that mission. I think this made the Challenger disaster so much more tragic. This was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime.
It’s sad to say, but I think sometimes disasters define a generation, and this was one for mine. I remember the shape of explosion, how its arms spread out in its horrible way. I remember that all seven lives were lost, including the teacher’s who was supposed to teach two lessons from orbit.
Maybe it was my innocence as a nine-year-old, but I still wanted to be an astronaut. Yeah, it’s cliche, but I did. Now that I’m older and work for the government in a much less cooler way, I still foster a love for the stars, planets, and beyond. I also remember those who gave their lives pursuing greater things beyond the confines of this planet. There is always great risk when it comes to space flight, and I admire those who put their lives on line. I always pray for our astronauts and space missions.
At 11:28AM, take a moment and pause to remember those who died 24 years ago today.
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