‘We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.’

Richard Douglas Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) (Colonel, USAF) was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled into space twice: as Pilot of STS-96 and Commander of STS-107. He and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Husband is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

‘As he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.’

‘Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.’

‘I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.

‘And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.  And when he had said this, he fell asleep.’

‘We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.’

‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’

‘And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’

‘While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them:  and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.’

‘So he sent his brethren away, and they departed:  and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.’

‘A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak’