The spirit of exploration that brought European settlers to the Americas lives on today through the work being done by the men and women at NASA.

The 2006 Godspeed Sail is designed to be a dynamic, memorable event. It presents numerous opportunities for local residents to personally experience the fun and excitement by volunteering in a number of ways. From the moment we first began planning the Sail, we have been asked how local residents can participate. These volunteer opportunities represent an ideal chance to play a key role in this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Exploration is the essence of the human spirit. As evidenced by Jamestown's stature as the first permanent English settlement in America and NASA's missions beyond this world, the drive to explore the unknown has been one of the constants in the history of the nation.

Exploration really is the essence of the human spirit, and to pause, to falter, to turn our back on the quest for knowledge, is to perish.

Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.

America is the spirit of human exploration distilled.