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These words hang next to the entrance of the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center, part of Johnson
Space Center in Houston, TX...and next to the entrance of After Columbia with references to the Original added.
Note: Scripture Links open in new window, each subsequent link opens an additional new window;
you may find yourself flooded in these windows.
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1. To instill within ourselves these qualities essential to professional excellence: ( II Peter 1:3-11)
Discipline: Being able to follow as well as to lead, knowing that we must master ourselves before we can master our task.
( Phillipians 2:1-8)
Competence: There being no substitute for total preparation and complete dedication, for space will not tolerate the
careless or indifferent. ( Phillipians 4:8,9)
Confidence: Believing in ourselves as well as others, knowing that we must master fear and hesitation before we can succeed.
( Phillipians 4:6-7)
Responsibility: Realizing that it cannot be shifted to others, for it belongs to each of us; we must answer for what
we do ( Matthew 25:34-36) - or fail to do. ( Matthew 25:41-43)
Toughness: Taking a stand when we must; to try again, even if it means following a more difficult path. ( Matthew 7:13,14)
Teamwork: Respecting and utilizing the abilities of others, realizing that we work toward a common goal, for success
depends upon the efforts of all.( Phillipians 2:1-8)
2. To always be aware ( Matthew 24:43,44) that suddenly and unexpectedly we may find ourselves in a role where our performance has ultimate consequences. ( Ezekiel 3:17-21)
3. To recognize that the greatest error is not to have tried and failed, but that in the trying we do not give it our
best effort. ( I Corinthians 9:24-27)
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