Space shuttle Columbia lost over Texas

[Cincy'sMom]

Thanks for sharing that Anna...very touching. It seems so long ago that the challenger happened, yet seeing and hearing about this makes it seem so much closer. Prayers for the friends and family of those involved.

Cookie- I also was in 4th grade, when the Challenger blew up. I remember being inthe lunch room and the principal coming in and ringing one of those big old school bells. Instead of going out for recess, we went upstairs to watch the TV. For other reasons (a milk allergy) I actually got sick watching it and did so all over the TV stand. Not a day I'll forget

[Desert Arabian]

Oh me, oh me, oh my- on AOL News, there is a picture of a helmet, standing right-side up, which landed in someones yard. I can't stop staring at it-

Oh geeze, here come the tears.

[NoahsMommy]

Its very, very sad.

Prayers to those affected...and all of us.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I've been watching the news most of the day. I heard there are still 3 people on the space station. I can only imagine what they are feeling. The news said they have been informed about the loss of the shuttle. They have enough supplies to last until June and Russia just sent an unmanned rocket up to them with some things. But just knowing what happened to the shuttle crew while being stuck up there has to be awful. Prayers are on the way for them too.

[mugsy]

Yes, yes, I did hear, however, that they have something up there for an emergency trip back.

[primabella]

the more i hear about it, the worse i feel. it's really sad

but what angers me is that some people who have found pieces of the shuttle, are selling them on Ebay. i heard it on TV. how sad and stupid of them. NASA is asking for them to return the pieces to them because they may help them to find out what happened on the shuttle. i just keep sending prayers...

[turner]

My prayers are with the families and the crew......tragic ...

[Kfamr]

I just saw this slide show on msn........

MSN SlideShow

[ramanth]

Jeez... where to begin... My deepest and sincere condolences to the families of Columbia's crew.

I was in 3rd Grade when the Challenger exploded. I was new to the school and I remember the excitement of the first teacher being in space. I remember sitting on the floor with my classmates and then seeing the pillow of smoke... students crying and the teachers trying to decide if they should watch the news or turn it off.

But that accident didn't squash my love for space and in 1991 I entered an essay contest and won a trip to Space Academy.

When I woke up to the news I called my parents only to find out that my great aunt also passed away. I'm happy she's no longer in pain, but sad she's gone.

A friend of my dad's also passed away... not a good weekend.

[todd]

YES SO SAD.