Space Shuttle Columbia Missing/Exploded
 

This is a sad story. This just happened this morning. NASA hasn't said that the shuttle exploded, but has warned people in nearby areas to avoid debris as it could be hazardous. It was supposed to land at 9:16 this morning.

More here:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/857733.asp...20030655&cp1=1

oh man thats horrible...im really surprised that that happened...thats just awful...:no:

that's really sad. i never heard of a space shuttle accident before

The last one was Challenger in 1986...

I saw something on the news about it but i didnt know what was goin on.... that's not good, not good at all.

heart goes out to crew and families :no:

Creepy thing is, NASA has only had 2 accidents before this

Challenger, and the fire on Apollo that killed 3 people..

well, both of those anniversaries are within a week of today


also, they have never had an accident on re-entry, its always been on take off..

wierd eh

oh well.. dont worry about what you cant change :(

Yeah its very sad. They said the biggest piece they have found so far is 4'. They didn't say of what.

I remember actually getting to see what the space shuttles were made of. The white & black areas you see on the outside are a very soft foam like material. You can put a dent/cut in it with your fingernail. Its made to withstand temps of ~7000+ degrees.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/857733.asp?0cv=CA01 - video of the shuttle

I was 5 when the Challenger blew up, but I remember the event very well. Sad stuff, my heart goes out the the people who were lost today.

I was 11 and remember watching it live in class at school....very tragic...I am really curious to see what happened....

I was watching CNN and CBC whenever I could. Watchin the tapes of the shuttle fall is very scary and heart breaking! :no: :no: :no:

Terrible tradgedy

its terrorism...lol just messin'...condolences(did i spell it right?) to the families....

you're an idiot.......

*********R.I.P*********

damn that really sucks...I was watching stuff about it on the news...only 16 minutes away from getting here and boom...my heart goes out to the families of those people on the shuttle...