Columbia

Theresa · **Sat Feb 01, 2003 7:39 pm**

Watch yourself. Think beyond the issue, come on, it's not hard. In fear in general. Can you understand that?

Zeke Zabertini · Captain Joined: 13 Sep 2002 Posts: 4832

Yes, but not how it relates to this.

Theresa · **Sat Feb 01, 2003 7:46 pm**

It most definitely does relate to this. You think people weren't scared this morning? I was scared as hell waiting for news on the shuttle. News anchors were crying. You think the astronauts in line for the next mission aren't scared? There's fear everywhere right now.

Zeke Zabertini · Captain Joined: 13 Sep 2002 Posts: 4832

You won't find me being scared at the misfortune of others. It blew up, they died. I don't think it's gonna fall on me and I'm not going into space... Why should I be scared?

Theresa · **Sat Feb 01, 2003 10:13 pm**

It's called empathy. Compassion. No one is saying be afraid as in like "stay in the house", stuff like that. I do beleive I said in 'general'. Seems you are not understanding what I am saying, so we'll just leave it at that.

Abby diann · **Sat Feb 01, 2003 10:13 pm**

i had just woke up (9:00a.m. central) and i waked into the living room and i set there and watched it all day long and i started to cry i felt so bad i hopethat NEVER happens agian. what were you doing when you heard about it?

Theresa · **Sat Feb 01, 2003 10:19 pm**

I was asleep, even though it was 9 a.m. EST, (had been out til 2 a.m.).
My Dad woke me up and said they'd lost contact w/ the shuttle, so I went to the living room and put on CNN, and for some reason popped in a blank video. I did cry, though. Those poor people.

Captain Leah Manzer · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 1:38 am**

I woke up at 1:30 and i was on the phone with my friend and my dad just said "the Shuttle chashed today." I was in shock, I went to the tv and it was on like every station.

Lindley · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 2:19 am**

Either we or the Russians *have* to send a shuttle up again fairly soon----there are people on the ISS, and they either have to be brought down, or supplies brought up. They have an escape pod, but that's last-ditch stuff.

ussshorty · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 3:39 am Columbia**

its very sad news and my heart goes out to freinds,families,colleges and ppl who knew them.they were v.brave and never will be forgotten.

the crew were:

name:Rick.D.Husband
pos:Commander
History:The 45 yr old is a U.S. air force colonel and this was his 2nd trip to space.

Name:William.C.MCcool
Pos:Pilot
History:40 yr old former test pilot. A U.S. Navy commander was responsible for manevvering the shuttle.

Name:Michael.P.Anderson
Pos:payload commander
History:42 yr old went to space in 1998 shuttle flight this was his 2nd visit into space.

Name:Kalpana Chawla
Pos:mission specialist
History:42 yr old, has logged more than 375 hrs in space in a shuttle flight in 1997.

Name:David.M.Brown
Pos:Mission specialist
History:46 yr old Navy captain 1st visit to space working on numerous biological experiments.

Name:Laurel Clark
Pos:mission specialist
History:41,U.S. Navy commander and Flight surgeon, first trip into space.

Name:Llan Raman
Pos:payload specialist
History:First Israeli astronaut.A colonel and former fighter pilot from the Israeli airforce.Age 47.

Abby diann · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 9:16 am**

and they were only second away from landing !!!! i wish we could go back and they could find the problem and fix it!

Josi Rockholt · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 9:37 am**

I know.It's so sad. Now would a good time for a time machine,you know, to back and fix everything.I would go back to September 11th,but that doesn't concern this topic.

Captain Jayson Day · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 10:37 am**

When the flight Director made this coments about the shuttle accident, and thats all it was, and accident, sometimes bad things happens happen to people who do not, and should not have it happned to them. All shuttles flights have bin stoped and all suttles are being looked at with much detail. there havr bin rumours that NASA will present a new type of space craft that was to be unvalled later on in the year

Los · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 10:58 am**

Well, don't think that the shuttle program will resume any time soon. NASA needs its time to mourn, solve the mystery, and move on. But hopefully, such catastrophes can be avoided.

Such a shame.

Captain Jayson Day · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 11:18 am**

"My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country. At 9:00 a.m. this morning, Mission Control in Houston lost contact with our Space Shuttle Columbia. A short time later, debris was seen falling from the skies above Texas. The Columbia is lost; there are no survivors.

"On board was a crew of seven: Colonel Rick Husband; Lt. Colonel Michael Anderson; Commander Laurel Clark; Captain David Brown; Commander William McCool; Dr. Kalpana Chawla; and Ilan Ramon, a Colonel in the Israeli Air Force. These men and women assumed great risk in the service to all humanity.

"In an age when spaceflight has come to seem almost routine, it is easy to overlook the dangers of travel by rocket, and the difficulties of navigating the fierce outer atmosphere of the Earth. These astronauts knew the dangers, and they faced them willingly, knowing they had a high and noble purpose in life. Because of their courage and daring and idealism, we will miss them all the more.

"All Americans today are thinking, as well, of the families of these men and women who have been given this sudden shock and grief. You're not alone. Our entire nation grieves with you. And those you loved will always have the respect and gratitude of this country.

"The cause in which they died will continue. Mankind is led into the darkness beyond our world by the inspiration of discovery and the longing to understand. Our journey into space will go on.

"In the skies today we saw destruction and tragedy. Yet farther than we can see there is comfort and hope. In the words of the prophet Isaiah, 'Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all these? He who brings out the starry hosts one by one and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.'

"The same Creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today. The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to Earth; yet we can pray that all are safely home.

"May God bless the grieving families, and may God continue to bless America."

� President George W. Bush, February 1, 2003

Theresa · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 11:53 am**

Also like was said, the shuttles cannot stop for long. Not with the ISS up there. Russia sent one up today.

Captain Jayson Day · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 12:04 pm**

interesting, i didn;t know that

Theresa · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 12:06 pm**

Unmanned, I think.
Laurel Clark had a cousin that died in the WTC.
Just a factoid.

Captain Jayson Day · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 12:16 pm**

wow, i didn't know that. i was surprised then i heard ever one talking about terroisum did this, but i didn't believe it

Zeke Zabertini · Captain Joined: 13 Sep 2002 Posts: 4832

Tragedies like this are a part of life. If we could go back and fix all of our mistakes we'd never learn anything. Lives will be taken as time progresses. It happens every day and it will continue to happen every day.

chakotay1 · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 3:26 pm**

yah but that doensn't mean that we can't feel sad about what happened we only human we all have feelings and emotions

Abby diann · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 3:49 pm**

i know but is hurts so bad and i hate to be sad

Los · **Sun Feb 02, 2003 5:39 pm**

Its a real tragedy when a country as great as ours needs the constant sacrifice of good men and women in order to evoke some sort of change.

PrankishSmart · **Mon Feb 03, 2003 1:41 am**

it is sad, but nasa will find out what went wrong, and overcome this. the challenger did not stop the flight program all together.

Abby diann · **Mon Feb 03, 2003 6:45 am**

yeah i know i just wish it neverd happened