Columbia Has Apparently Broken up on Reentry

[mw451]

It's just sad, so sad...

I was reading the newspaper, and my daughter has been sick this week, and she was watching cartoons all morning. At around 1PM, my wife starter flipping thru the channels, (we were recently "upgraded" to digital cable, so all the channels are now different). She got to CNN, it showed "Shuttle Columbia Tragedy" on the screen as a fireball streaked across the sky, (it also showed "Live", but it wasn't).

At first I thought it was a UFO or some asteroid, then I saw the Columbia Tragedy part again. Then, it sunk in, I sat for a few seconds, mouth agape, and just said "What?" ???

Then reality sunk in, and learning it happened hours ago, I was truly saddened, and bummed. Thinking that they'll delay the space program again. I love space, the stars and planets and my telescope, and always watch the launches on NASA TV, I was sad.

God Speed to our Astronauts who'll never come home, but you will not be forgotten, for you are now forever remembered...

And have escaped the bonds of Earth...


mw