Space Shuttle Explodes

**HortonsWho** · 02-01-2003, 08:30 AM

Just crossing the news now... The Space Shuttle Columbia lost contact with NASA at 9am ET on it's way to a 9:17am landing. It was over Texas. Film shows it breaking up over Texas and there are reports of impacts in the area of Palestine TX.

God rest their souls.

Fnix.USA · 02-01-2003, 08:31 AM

Palestinian Texas?

**HortonsWho** · 02-01-2003, 08:32 AM

Palestine pronounced "pal-uh-steen".

**FBMachine** · 02-01-2003, 08:39 AM

Yeah I've been watching it on the news, such a shame.

Dan

ShirleyFT · 02-01-2003, 08:41 AM

It doesn't look good from the video. The shuttle clearly broke up. I fear the worst.

**HortonsWho** · 02-01-2003, 08:45 AM

Requiescat Columbia

**Valis** · 02-01-2003, 08:47 AM

Fnix.USA · 02-01-2003, 08:58 AM

They did have an Israli aboard.

phalanx · 02-01-2003, 09:00 AM

sad news

**HortonsWho** · 02-01-2003, 09:01 AM

Officials are saying that terrorism is about 99.9% unlikely.

When the shuttle launched, a piece of debris from the external fuel tank struck the shuttle. It is pure speculation but they are examining what, if any damage it might have incurred at that time.

ShirleyFT · 02-01-2003, 09:06 AM

Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger Chaffee.

Francis R. Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Judith A. Resnick, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Gregory B. Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe.

Michael Anderson, William McCool, Rick Husband, David Brown, Laurel Clark, Ilan Ramon, and Kalpana Chawla.

Ad Astra.

Cloud_Nine · 02-01-2003, 09:13 AM

to me it seems that the heat sheild failed and it burned up when they were landing

from msnbc http://www.msnbc.com/news/857733.asp?0cv=CA00

Columbia was at an altitude of 200,700 feet over north-central Texas at a 9 a.m., traveling at 12,500 mph when mission control lost contact and tracking data.

my deepest condolences to the astronauts friends and families as well as Israel and India

***Zinia*** · 02-01-2003, 09:14 AM

Very sad.

I remember watching the Challenger at work. Thinking of all of the school children watching it explode.

Fnix.USA · 02-01-2003, 09:23 AM

BS how a little piece can cause this.

phalanx · 02-01-2003, 09:29 AM

yes a small piece could have caused that
rember the concord crash in france that was caused by something on the runway which shreded the tire and the tire whent into the engine causing a crash

02-01-2003, 08:30 AM	#1
HortonsWho Aiming at Creeper Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,321 Downloads: 26 My Files: 26	Space Shuttle Explodes Just crossing the news now... The Space Shuttle Columbia lost contact with NASA at 9am ET on it's way to a 9:17am landing. It was over Texas. Film shows it breaking up over Texas and there are reports of impacts in the area of Palestine TX. God rest their souls.

02-01-2003, 08:39 AM	#4
FBMachine Reversing the flow of life Join Date: May 2002 Location: Burbank, California Posts: 1,369 My Files: 1	Yeah I've been watching it on the news, such a shame. Dan __________________ "It's not funny, my a$$ is on fire." - Mr. Bungle

02-01-2003, 08:41 AM	#5
ShirleyFT Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Noo Yawk Posts: 2,396 My Files: 3	It doesn't look good from the video. The shuttle clearly broke up. I fear the worst. __________________ "Whoso sheds his blood with me on this field will be my brother." "Remember, no matter where you go, there you are".

02-01-2003, 08:45 AM	#6
HortonsWho Aiming at Creeper Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,321 Downloads: 26 My Files: 26	Requiescat Columbia Attached Thumbnails

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Valis eZ_TAB Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: between 4 monitors Posts: 2,227 Downloads: 4	Sad. __________________ Kief.net << Mix archive

02-01-2003, 08:31 AM	#2
Fnix.USA Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In a Forum. Posts: 290 My Files: 6	Palestinian Texas?

02-01-2003, 08:32 AM	#3
HortonsWho Aiming at Creeper Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,321 Downloads: 26 My Files: 26	Palestine pronounced "pal-uh-steen".

02-01-2003, 08:58 AM	#8
Fnix.USA Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In a Forum. Posts: 290 My Files: 6	They did have an Israli aboard.

02-01-2003, 09:00 AM	#9
phalanx Deadly Nightshade user Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: manchester uk Posts: 2,386 Downloads: 3	sad news

02-01-2003, 09:01 AM	#10
HortonsWho Aiming at Creeper Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,321 Downloads: 26 My Files: 26	Officials are saying that terrorism is about 99.9% unlikely. When the shuttle launched, a piece of debris from the external fuel tank struck the shuttle. It is pure speculation but they are examining what, if any damage it might have incurred at that time.

02-01-2003, 09:06 AM	#11
ShirleyFT Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Noo Yawk Posts: 2,396 My Files: 3	Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger Chaffee. Francis R. Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Judith A. Resnick, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Gregory B. Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe. Michael Anderson, William McCool, Rick Husband, David Brown, Laurel Clark, Ilan Ramon, and Kalpana Chawla. Ad Astra. __________________ "Whoso sheds his blood with me on this field will be my brother." "Remember, no matter where you go, there you are".

02-01-2003, 09:13 AM	#12
Cloud_Nine Pr0n Star Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: on a cloud Posts: 445 My Files: 5	to me it seems that the heat sheild failed and it burned up when they were landing from msnbc http://www.msnbc.com/news/857733.asp?0cv=CA00 Columbia was at an altitude of 200,700 feet over north-central Texas at a 9 a.m., traveling at 12,500 mph when mission control lost contact and tracking data. my deepest condolences to the astronauts friends and families as well as Israel and India __________________ ...

02-01-2003, 09:14 AM	#13
*Zinia* Where's Dave? Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Greatest state in the greatest country Posts: 5,614 Downloads: 2	Very sad. I remember watching the Challenger at work. Thinking of all of the school children watching it explode. __________________ Pork the other white meat

02-01-2003, 09:23 AM	#14
Fnix.USA Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In a Forum. Posts: 290 My Files: 6	BS how a little piece can cause this.

02-01-2003, 09:29 AM	#15
phalanx Deadly Nightshade user Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: manchester uk Posts: 2,386 Downloads: 3	yes a small piece could have caused that rember the concord crash in france that was caused by something on the runway which shreded the tire and the tire whent into the engine causing a crash

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