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JB Arnold
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Longmont,Co,USA (deceased)
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Tom Olson
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Spokane, WA
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Posted 1 Feb 2003 10:29 am |
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Yes, this is very tragic. My condolences to the family and friends of the crew.
I truly hope, however, that this does not put an end to the program. |
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Greg Simmons
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where the buffalo (used to) roam AND the Mojave
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Posted 1 Feb 2003 10:34 am
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Indeed sad news and sadly ironic that both the shuttle commander and pilot were from Texas.
The Israeli shuttle crew member, Air Force Col. Ilan Ramon, participated in the June 7, 1981 raid (9 Israeli Air Force F15s & F16s flying low level over 1100 km to the target basically wingtip to wingtip to give a radar signature that would approximate a commerical airliner) that destroyed (in less than 2 minutes) the Osirak nuclear facility near Baghdad.
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Greg Simmons
Custodian of the Official Sho~Bud Pedal Steel Guitar Website
[This message was edited by Greg Simmons on 01 February 2003 at 10:57 AM.] |
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Michael Johnstone
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Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2003 10:48 am
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| This truly sucks.I had the opportunity to witness the landing of the Columbia at Edwards Air Force Base in 1986.Ironically,it's crew contained the first Arab astronaut. |
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Al Marcus
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Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 1 Feb 2003 12:39 pm
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| This is a sad day today. I saw the Challenger explode right from my back yard in Florida where I was spending the winter. Jan. 1986 .I saw the capsule separate and hoped they would be saved. Terrible and now this again. A sad day for everyone today....al |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 1 Feb 2003 4:35 pm
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| Back even before the Challenger disaster, I was lucky enough to work on the STS program, and helped build some of the hardware that's now aboard the shuttles...they're amazing, and highly complex vehicles. Flying up into space is a tremendous scientific feat, with tremendous risks, as well. My heart goes out to the families, as well as all now involved in the space program. |
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Ron Randall
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Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2003 5:32 pm
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| The sonic boom woke me up at 8:00 CST here in Dallas. My neigbor saw something in the sky. Why do bad things happen to good people? |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2003 1:43 pm
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My condolences to the families, Rick Husband was a graduate of Texas Tech University in the spring of 1980, I began my studies there in the Fall of 1980. It is amazing how connected we all are.
This is hard to take, we lost 12 people from my town on Sept 11, 2001, and also another town resident on 9-11-02 when a large branch fell on a ninth grade girl on that windy day in front of the high school.
We must all do everything we can to enjoy life and help one another, since life can be fragile.
God blesss the Columbia crew.
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Regards, Craig
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Ricky Littleton
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Steely-Eyed Missile Man from Cocoa Beach, Florida USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2003 12:59 am
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Yes, a really sad day. The radar tracking station where I work down here is part of the DoD tracking network that supports the shuttle on orbit. We tracked them the last time in the early morning hours saturday (Greenwich Mean Time), so it really has hit myself and my crew here.
AStronauts are a breed apart for sure. Over my 23 years in the space business, I have had the pleasure of meeting many of them. Truly they are heroes!
Ricky
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[This message was edited by Ricky Littleton on 03 February 2003 at 01:23 AM.] |
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Greg Vincent
From:
Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2003 10:00 am
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| Remember Columbia and her noble crew. |
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Don Walters
From:
Saskatchewan Canada
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Posted 3 Feb 2003 1:16 pm
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Heard a report this AM that within an hour of the incident, there were "pieces" for sale on eBay! Legit or not, I hope they put those fools away for a while!! Hard to believe .. or maybe not
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