Contact with Columbia Lost!

[Az]

I haven't heard any reports of that, because the mainstream media never airs these things, but I hope they're humane and human enough not to do that.

[player1]

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[Jack_www]

I am watching cbs news on the internet and Dan Rather is reading a poem and almost crying. I just hope that this wont stop the internation space station and the space program as a whole. IT is said, but exploring space is dangerous and sadly people will die along the way.

[mrboo123]

Originally posted by Dissident
Jasper Texas? Those remains can be anything. Those racist ****s did a very bad thing to a black man a few years ago.

Ah, yes, I rebemer that now...

Player1, you double posted...

[Pekka]

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by Docfeelgood
Human remains are now being found in San Augistin and Jasper Texas.

Maybe you mean San Angelo sweetie.........that I know of there is no San Augisitn in Texas. But I"ve only lived here for 25 years. It was quite surreal we just got up and it was like watching the shuttle challenger all over again.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Velociryx
It's simply larger than that, because of the importance of the symbol, having nothing to do about placing more value on certain human lives, and everything to do with the importance of the symbol.

Get it?

-=Vel=-

You place more importance on symbolism than on human life, yeah, I get it. I just don't agree with it.

It would not have been a tragedy if there was no-one on board. To me the loss of human life is what makes it a tragedy.

[FrustratedPoet]

I kind of agree with you actually Big C, my reaction to this event is more shock than grief - similar to the death of Diana. I didn't really understand the people who were weeping in the streets, but it was certainly a highly emotional moment.

[DanS]

BC: You also have the effort of all of those involved. The risks that the crew took. The billions of dollars spent.

It's a disaster with many angles, including 7 lives lost.

[MrFun]

It really is terrible that we have lost the lives of dedicated crew members such as those on Columbia.

I was leaving the campus cafeteria, and stopped in front of our large lounge television and was watching the live news in the middle of it -- never saw the explosion live.

I ran back to my dorm, to turn on CNN and found out what has happened.


As for Palestinian extremists partying over the deaths -- create another thread for that.
I am angry with the Palestinian extremists who are partying now -- not all Palestinians in general.

[Charlemagne120]

Is there anyone out there who has debris on their property?

I have a ranch in corsicana texas (one of the 4 places where debris has fallen) and i havent looked yet cause its a big ranch but i heard the whole thing and saw the smoke lines in the sky...did anyone else?

[Drake Tungsten]

It's not much fun waking up and seeing that something horrible like this has happened...

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
I think the word is 'symbolism' Crunchy.

I kind of agree with you actually, my reaction to this event is more shock than grief - similar to the death of Diana. I didn't really understand the people who were weeping in the streets, but it was certainly a highly emotional moment.

Symbology is a word too, edited anyway.

Re Diana, I regret her dying, but in no way understood the national mourning.

[Combat Ingrid]

Can we get some good space news soon? First the Mars probes, then the Ariane explosion, and now this tragedy...

Btw, I think one reason why people should stay away from debris could be if there is hydrazine (rocket fuel) in the area. It's both very toxic and carcinogenic.

[Charlemagne120]

Is there anyone out there who has debris on their property?

I have a ranch in corsicana texas (one of the 4 places where debris has fallen) and my aunt is there now but hasnt looked yet cause its a big ranch but she heard the whole thing and saw the smoke lines in the sky...did anyone else?