Shuttle Lost?

jaybo · 02-01-2003, 09:39 AM

It appears the space shuttle Columbia has broken up over the skys of Texas. Please say a prayer for the soles on board.

oneastrix · 02-01-2003, 09:55 AM

OH....Lord........I'm watching as we speak.......

Roy Collins · 02-01-2003, 10:54 AM

Those poor families watching it live as it happened.

Sniper[MI] · 02-01-2003, 11:15 AM

Howdy,

I just heard about this. I am stunned, just as I was when the Challenger went down.

But I tell myself now as I did then, these Astronauts know the down side of their jobs. They know an event like this is a possibility and they sign on bravely. And as we loose brave astronauts, there are always more to take their place.

However I am struck by this fact. It seems kind of odd to me, or weird, that all 3 US space disasters have happened in Jan or Feb. The Challenger went down Jan 28 1986. On January 27 1967 the Apollo Spacecraft fire killed 3 astronauts. All three have occurred in the same week span in their respective years.

I try to keep this in perspective by thiking in 42 some odd years of manned space flight there has only been 3 disasters with loss of life. But today that hardly seems to help my thoughts, as I am sure the families of the Columbia shuttle are going through emotional hell right now.

God bless each and every one of them, and pray for the loss their families and a nation suffer.

tommy · 02-01-2003, 11:23 AM

looks like January is not a good month for the space program .this is the second one to go down in the month of january.i feel sorry for the families watching this.

Chris · 02-01-2003, 11:30 AM

Looks like Febuary is looking like January all over again.

My prayers and thoughts are with them.

PAPA G · 02-01-2003, 11:48 AM

Shaun · 02-01-2003, 01:07 PM

I just woke up and saw this -- I can't believe it -- again we have lost another piece of history, the columbia was our first shuttle and we have lost 6 more couragous americans. I just hope the familes are well taken care of in their time of need.

Mandy · 02-01-2003, 02:40 PM

My prayers are with them and their families.

May GOD have them with him including the Israeli.

Oxford · 02-01-2003, 05:01 PM

Just listened to NASA representatives on their press release. As shocking, bewildering and disapointing as the disaster was, I detected an optomistic note that they would "fix it" in due course.

My prayers go with those courageous astronauts, their families, and the NASA employees who are all hurting badly and need our support.

Hope everyone will be patient and not jump to premature conclusions as they sort through the evidence looking for the source of the disaster.

Oxford

Chris · 02-01-2003, 05:41 PM

Maybe Doglips can give us some info, being he is near there.

Doglips · 02-01-2003, 08:19 PM

Hi all....been snoozeing on off all day...wifee poo gave me the flu.
I actualy work at the cape...tenshions are running high..The first thoughts are for the families of the Astranots...next is to try to figure out what happened..One good thing about NASA is that the people wont turn on a light switch without 2 electricians..a saftey meber being present and a step by step procedure to follow....every thing is checked and rechecked ...to prevent problems. On the other side, we got to rember the shuttle is almost 30 yrs old....Think about the stress placed on it..lift off and landing...thats a lot of heating/cooling ect over 30 yrs.....and at the speeds it flys a little problem can become a big problem instiantaniously....of course there are a lot of other ? around work...not just what happened but what happens now....when NASA basicaly shut down last time it killed brevard county economics...lots of hgh paying jobs at the cape...and not many else were around here....also things like what happenes to the people up in the space staton (rember the shuttle was their cab ride home)....and how it will effect the space station program.
It is sad that we lost these people today....they will be missed and rembered....but we must also rember space exploration is dangrous....NASA just makes it seem rutine.

Dallas · 02-01-2003, 09:13 PM

My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the crew. Although this is a terribly sad happening I am glad that apparently it was not a terrorist event. I wonder how long the shuttle fleet will be grounded?

02-01-2003, 09:48 PM

This is truly a sad day in our lives.
God bless the crew and their families.
American Heros.

7mmag6 · 02-01-2003, 11:51 PM

I live in los alamos nm, at 7:00 the shuttle passed over albuquerque, and I was out doing yard work and heard the distant boom boom of the sonic wave as it passed over, about 7:05 I heard an enormous deep rumble, very low -very distant and im 900 miles away, poor people, God bless them

Dennis · 02-02-2003, 12:46 AM

I am up here in Washington State But I used to live near the impact zone. I am ................up set
God help all who lost

7mmag6 · 02-02-2003, 03:59 AM

Guys ive never heard any thing like that in my life, it was a constant thunder on the horizen, really loud, and strong, you cant believe the sound, it sounded like a freight train near, but then again far away, ill never forget it, to the day I die

7mmag6 · 02-02-2003, 04:35 AM

Sorry to harp on this tragedy, most of you guys know im an old nam vet, My God the sound was unbelievable, ive never seen or heard any thing like it, it was like listening to a jet engine close to your ear, and im 900 miles away, well as the crow flies maybe 400 my God, it was low not like a jet , but close, really low sounding, not like the whine of a jet, but like thunder right in your ear, and close, my God!!!! horrible, unbelievable

NRAJOE · 02-02-2003, 06:13 AM

God speed to those heroic Ladies and Gentlemen...we are less for them being gone...

NC Shooter · 02-02-2003, 07:08 AM

Truly a sad day for the US and Israel and most of the rest of the world. I really feel for the families of the astronauts. Hopefully the investigation will quickly find the cause of this tradegy and we will be able to get the shuttle program back into space soon.

On the other side of the world, in Bagdad, they are rejoicing saying this is God's vengence.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=2152926

Mark

02-01-2003, 09:39 AM	#1
jaybo Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Goshen, IN Posts: 54	Shuttle Lost? It appears the space shuttle Columbia has broken up over the skys of Texas. Please say a prayer for the soles on board.

02-01-2003, 09:55 AM	#2
oneastrix Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on the road Posts: 5,244	OH....Lord........I'm watching as we speak....... __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

02-01-2003, 11:15 AM	#4
Sniper[MI] Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Future 51st state, "New Hope" Posts: 3,795	Truly a sad day. Howdy, I just heard about this. I am stunned, just as I was when the Challenger went down. But I tell myself now as I did then, these Astronauts know the down side of their jobs. They know an event like this is a possibility and they sign on bravely. And as we loose brave astronauts, there are always more to take their place. However I am struck by this fact. It seems kind of odd to me, or weird, that all 3 US space disasters have happened in Jan or Feb. The Challenger went down Jan 28 1986. On January 27 1967 the Apollo Spacecraft fire killed 3 astronauts. All three have occurred in the same week span in their respective years. I try to keep this in perspective by thiking in 42 some odd years of manned space flight there has only been 3 disasters with loss of life. But today that hardly seems to help my thoughts, as I am sure the families of the Columbia shuttle are going through emotional hell right now. God bless each and every one of them, and pray for the loss their families and a nation suffer. __________________ FNUH! Last edited by Sniper[MI]; 02-01-2003 at 11:30 AM.

02-01-2003, 11:30 AM	#6
Chris Site Founder Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,494 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 27	Looks like Febuary is looking like January all over again. My prayers and thoughts are with them. __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members No one has the right to deny my personal safety Please be descriptive in your thread titles! NRA Life Member

02-01-2003, 11:48 AM	#7
PAPA G Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 9,104	GODBLESS THE CREW AND FAMILIES OF THE COLOMBIA

02-01-2003, 10:54 AM	#3
Roy Collins Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Louisville Kentucky. Posts: 321	Those poor families watching it live as it happened.

02-01-2003, 11:23 AM	#5
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,846 Images: 6	looks like January is not a good month for the space program .this is the second one to go down in the month of january.i feel sorry for the families watching this.

02-01-2003, 01:07 PM	#8
Shaun Retired Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,854 Images: 1	I just woke up and saw this -- I can't believe it -- again we have lost another piece of history, the columbia was our first shuttle and we have lost 6 more couragous americans. I just hope the familes are well taken care of in their time of need. __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

02-01-2003, 02:40 PM	#9
Mandy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Posts: 1,644	My prayers are with them and their families. May GOD have them with him including the Israeli. __________________ :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: Better be judged by 12 than carried by 6. _________________________________ If you gonna die, die with your boots on ! Iron Maiden _________________________________ The deeper you go, the better it feels ! Divers Motto :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi:

02-01-2003, 05:01 PM	#10
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 14,098 Images: 18 Blog Entries: 4	Just listened to NASA representatives on their press release. As shocking, bewildering and disapointing as the disaster was, I detected an optomistic note that they would "fix it" in due course. My prayers go with those courageous astronauts, their families, and the NASA employees who are all hurting badly and need our support. Hope everyone will be patient and not jump to premature conclusions as they sort through the evidence looking for the source of the disaster. Oxford __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right". Last edited by Oxford; 02-01-2003 at 05:56 PM.

02-01-2003, 05:41 PM	#11
Chris Site Founder Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,494 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 27	Maybe Doglips can give us some info, being he is near there. __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members No one has the right to deny my personal safety Please be descriptive in your thread titles! NRA Life Member

02-01-2003, 08:19 PM	#12
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,082	Hi all....been snoozeing on off all day...wifee poo gave me the flu. I actualy work at the cape...tenshions are running high..The first thoughts are for the families of the Astranots...next is to try to figure out what happened..One good thing about NASA is that the people wont turn on a light switch without 2 electricians..a saftey meber being present and a step by step procedure to follow....every thing is checked and rechecked ...to prevent problems. On the other side, we got to rember the shuttle is almost 30 yrs old....Think about the stress placed on it..lift off and landing...thats a lot of heating/cooling ect over 30 yrs.....and at the speeds it flys a little problem can become a big problem instiantaniously....of course there are a lot of other ? around work...not just what happened but what happens now....when NASA basicaly shut down last time it killed brevard county economics...lots of hgh paying jobs at the cape...and not many else were around here....also things like what happenes to the people up in the space staton (rember the shuttle was their cab ride home)....and how it will effect the space station program. It is sad that we lost these people today....they will be missed and rembered....but we must also rember space exploration is dangrous....NASA just makes it seem rutine.

02-01-2003, 09:13 PM	#13
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,692	OH MY GOD NOT AGAIN!!!!!!! My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the crew. Although this is a terribly sad happening I am glad that apparently it was not a terrorist event. I wonder how long the shuttle fleet will be grounded?

02-01-2003, 09:48 PM	#14
evil twin Guest Posts: n/a	This is truly a sad day in our lives. God bless the crew and their families. American Heros.

02-01-2003, 11:51 PM	#15
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,052 Images: 1	I live in los alamos nm, at 7:00 the shuttle passed over albuquerque, and I was out doing yard work and heard the distant boom boom of the sonic wave as it passed over, about 7:05 I heard an enormous deep rumble, very low -very distant and im 900 miles away, poor people, God bless them

02-02-2003, 12:46 AM	#16
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,929	I am up here in Washington State But I used to live near the impact zone. I am ................up set God help all who lost __________________ Submitted with respect to all

02-02-2003, 03:59 AM	#17
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,052 Images: 1	Guys ive never heard any thing like that in my life, it was a constant thunder on the horizen, really loud, and strong, you cant believe the sound, it sounded like a freight train near, but then again far away, ill never forget it, to the day I die

02-02-2003, 04:35 AM	#18
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,052 Images: 1	Sorry to harp on this tragedy, most of you guys know im an old nam vet, My God the sound was unbelievable, ive never seen or heard any thing like it, it was like listening to a jet engine close to your ear, and im 900 miles away, well as the crow flies maybe 400 my God, it was low not like a jet , but close, really low sounding, not like the whine of a jet, but like thunder right in your ear, and close, my God!!!! horrible, unbelievable

02-02-2003, 06:13 AM	#19
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,737 Images: 3	God speed to those heroic Ladies and Gentlemen...we are less for them being gone... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

02-02-2003, 07:08 AM	#20
NC Shooter Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 31	Truly a sad day for the US and Israel and most of the rest of the world. I really feel for the families of the astronauts. Hopefully the investigation will quickly find the cause of this tradegy and we will be able to get the shuttle program back into space soon. On the other side of the world, in Bagdad, they are rejoicing saying this is God's vengence. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=2152926 Mark __________________ Mark