The crew were involved in the greatest mission in human history in my opinion, building the foundation for human kinds quest of exploring new worlds.
I hope they will be remembered for being an important part of that dream in the future.

People as far away as Arkansas heard the boom from the explosion.
I have witnessed one other Shuttle Re-Entry (at Night.)
You can hear it as it passes overhead from horizon to horizon.
Like a fireball in the sky...the crackling sound.
Everything was smooth and steady then as it lit up the night sky over Dallas.

This time...it was different.
Erratic...and then a loud boom.

I still am freaked out about it.

This has been a bad day.
My heart goes out to the Family's

FUCK YOU for your insensitive comments.
You have NO IDEA what its about till it happens right above your head! Dumbass!

Those of you who dont care...FUCK OFF!

It would be best for you to show some respect over the matter and be SILENT,
than to make such insensitive and STUPID comments.

Lets see you laughing when something happens to you someday.

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Lets see you laughing when something happens to you someday.

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Alots of thimgs happened in my short life . But i can say that your '' someday '' was for me 6 years ago and i had another surgery at the shoulder last tuesday because of that accident . Yes my life isn't like before but i still smile and laugh : i'm still alive

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Originally posted by Marginal:
btw , those who'll say : '' But they died trying to further humanities horizons '' . Well , fuck you . What they were trying to do is just something to help richer peoples to live better and longer . Fuck poverty eh !?

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Here is the bottom line, the way I see it:

The space program in general and the space shuttle in particular, are symbols
of some of man's greatest achievments.
The people involved in these missions are a special breed and are, for the most part
quality individuals with special skills and a unique vision.

When a catastrophic failure occurs in association with such ambitious and high-profile endeavors,
it is quite dramatic and unsettling.
Especially to those of us who were little kids who watched in awe as they first landed on the moon.

The way I see it, there is nothing wrong with taking a few seconds of your precious life
and mourning the loss of the scientists, technicians and researchers -
with no strings attached to the rest of the world's woes and injustices.

Even if you're not particularly interested in the astronauts or the scientific experiments they carry out, you can't help but be amazed by the photos that the new Hubbel camera captures.

People from Quebec might have heard about three young people who drowned on the night of monday to tuesday in Riviere-Au-Renard (Fox River.... my home town)... They had this stupid idea of riding their snowmobiles on the frozen bay, as a shortcut from the bar to their home. So anyways, the ice gave way, and they went through the ice and drowned. Two of those three people (the couple) were actually my aunt Yvette's neighbours, and i had met them over the holidays. I cant say that i knew em well at all, but i knew who they were. The girl was actually 18 and pregnant.