A Sad Day My Thoughts go with you - NASA, Space Shuttle Columbia

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 4:50 pm

It is another sad day for the people of the USA
My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the seven astronauts who were killied during their return trip.

May God be with you on this Sad day

so much for a happy new year

Xanthippe · Post by **Xanthippe** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 5:01 pm

I agree with Arioch.

It is a real tragedy and my thoughts are with the families and friends of the astronauts.

It is clear, traveling into space remains a risky adventure.

ian koenig · Post by **ian koenig** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 10:16 pm

I used to run a B.B.S many years ago for the Space shuttle and general space hobby areas before the Net really took off over here, I had the good fortune of having some material sent to me by the challenger learning center in the U.S a learning foundation setup by the relatives of the challenger tragedy back in 1986, amongst it was a poem used and I think it is as equally appropriate and meaningful for this sad occasion also.

The greatest blessing can be taken from the fact that they all died doing something they where passionate about and loved. it shows us all that despite media making out that shuttle mission into space are "routine" they are anything but, and still require people of the "right stuff" in one way or another.
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Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth

And danced the skies on laughter silvered wings:

Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth

Of Sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things

You have not dreamed of- wheeled and soared and swing

High in the sunlit silence, hovering there

I chased the shouting wind along, and flung

My eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue

I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace

Where never lark or even eagle flew,

And while with silent lifting mind I've trod

The rich untrespassed sanctity of space,

Put out my hand and touched the face of God.

John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

Street_Rat · Post by **Street_Rat** » Sun Feb 02, 2003 12:44 am

yes a sad day indeed, i learned of this crash from a news udpate i saw 10 min before posting this.

that poem is very nice and i agree it is very appropriate here.

eva03 · Post by **eva03** » Sun Feb 02, 2003 5:50 am

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/ar ... 3Feb1.html

ENCORE! · Post by **ENCORE!** » Sun Feb 02, 2003 10:40 am

It's a terrible thing. and it's a terrible thing too the fact Bush blamed Saddam. Bush & Saddam are only trying to find prestests to make the 3rd world war begin!!

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Sun Feb 02, 2003 3:10 pm

bush blammed saddam...what?

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Sun Feb 02, 2003 4:09 pm

Bush blamed Saddam. Bush & Saddam are only trying to find prestests to make the 3rd world war begin!!

President Bush and the rest of his Govenment ruled out an attack of Terrorism.
NASA believe that this Tragedy, that resulted in the loss of all onboard was the result of an object hitting the front leading edge of the port wing during the launch.

**PLEASE**
As a mark of respect let's not turn this into a debate

Once again my prayers and thoughts are with the families and friends of the seven Astronauts.

Rick D. Husband,
William McCool,
Michael Anderson,
Laurel Blair Salton Clark,
David M. Brown,
Kalpana Chawla,
Ilan Ramon

They lived and died for their dreams.
something that most of us will never have the privilege of..
R.I.P. God be with you