But for some lives that were touched, the future is suddenly uncertain.
Fifth graders write essays about Ms. McAuliffe's phrase, "I teach, I touch the future".
His devotion to children and families in this country and throughout the world has touched the future with an incalculable impact on the lives of so many.
If you are a technologist, you can almost touch the future.
I just received an e-mail from Geeks.com inviting me to "Touch the Future of Portable Entertainment" with this $70 device that looks an awful lot like my much more expensive iPod Touch, which I foolishly assumed was already the future of portable entertainment.
There are difficulties, frustrations, and days we'll look back on summer vacation with a longing we can taste, but we are made to touch the future.
A Vatican statement described the meeting as cordial, touching on "the future of Europe," the Middle East, problems in Africa and unspecified "hostage dramas".
He noted that with 5.5 million children affected by the conflict, it was a matter touching on the future of Syria, as the country's children were now being deprived of an education, of protection, necessary immunizations, and the chance to play and have a childhood.
United States heating oil futures gained, touching the highest level relative to crude oil on record, as dealers hedged against the risk of power failures and flooding from the hurricane that could damage refineries and keep production shut for weeks.
