Condolences

love and respect always. just siting here crying.

may GOD BLESS their souls. pray for the families left behind. pray for the nations.

Our condolences go to the relatives of the Columbia astronauts of flight STS 107, also to NASA, to the US and Israel.

It's very likely it happened very suddenly.

What' important too is to understand what happened. But this is going to be very difficult.
It's very important for the continuation of the manned space program.

Raoul

I slept late this morning, and woke up to this. I learned of the news here...thanks, friends.

I guess I'm still in shock, but it's sinking in. President Bush's short message released the first tears, at the point when he was visibly choking back his tears. There will be more, as there were long ago when we lost Challenger.

With tremendous sadness,

--Robert

We lost 7 of the best humans our race had to offer. To be on the shuttle you have to be the best... They came from many places, and backgrounds, but they were the best... this is NOT a national tragedy, but a global one...

Exploration, science... these are the most pure things humans can do... these 7 were willing to risk death to do it- they gave their lives to explore the universe for us... They are heroes... HEROES OF THE GRANDEST KIND... They didnt die trying to oppose a different political ideal... nor did they die trying to kill other humans, they died on a mission to improve humanity... no politics, no religion, just humanity....

These 7 represent the BEST of all we can be... we should, and will, remember them... I hope their names, with others, will be inscribed on a memorial on a planet orbiting a distant star.....

The unknown is dangerous, that is why we explore it... My respect goes to the columbia 7....

I AM sad at the loss, and what it may do to our space program.... But I would happily fly if chosen if the risk was 25% mortality... we are way below that... we need to wake up and accept the risks! And accept that the risks are worth it!

Today is another very sad day.

today I cry for the loss of some important ppl, Why because they show the same values that I seek. we can never replace the explorers that we loses but we can honour them and carry on with the goals they seek.

but today we should pause and give them and there famliy the respect they are due. we will not stop at this hurdle of loss we shall seek and continue to carry there spirt forward.

but today my love my respect my heart goes out to all that need it as my heart is here to share.

My thoughts and prayers for the spouses and families of the Columbia crew, may God look over them, and our lost heros.

Gods Speed crew of Columbia.

Last night my wife and I attended our United States Power Squadron *Change of Watch* dinner function and the first order of business was a moment of silence in memory of the Columbia crew. The crowd was indeed somber over the tragedy, but the main speaker reminded everybody that *the work must go on*.

The challenging work ahead will be tough but sometimes the challenge is what is needed to help cope with the stress and stay focused for the difficult task ahead.

SteveS

I felt the same sense of disbelief and unreality as I felt when I first heard the Challenger had exploded on takeoff. It's so easy, with all our successes, to forget how many risks these brave men and women take each time they board a shuttle.

I may sit and watch it all from my comfortable sofa, but I share the dreams of those who take the risks. We need to be in space, we need to reach beyond the known and into the unknown, and we need to explore our universe to discover who we really are.

I feel so much shared grief with those families who lost their heros on Columbia. Such loss is not easily accepted, yet accept it we must.

I've heard people talk about the potential blow to NASA. That made me angry. We should not sacrifice the lives of our best and brightest in vain. We should not give up on the ideals which founded NASA.

May these 7 brave souls rest safely with God amoung the heavens they willing went to explore.Through their deeds and their lives shall we find hope to carry on in our quest to discover our universe and all it holds. God Bless their families and to each and everyone of us

On Satuarday morning 6:15 am I listening to Public radio and fixing breafast the same as every saturday morning. My husband and I heard Morning edition state that the Columbia was coming and due to land shortly.Great I thought they are coming back The Columbia is special to us here on the Majovi as it was built here
My husband and I ate our bagles and melon drank our lattes and conversed as husbands and wives do over breakfast. It was a beautiful morning here on the Majovi .
My husband went outside to feed the dog and I went to the sink to wahs the breafast dishes and heard the news break that the Columba had been lost.
I send my condolences to all the families of our astronuts who will no longer have that opportunity to have breafast and converse with thier loved ones.
Our prayers are with you .
Our space program is very important to all of us and We also feel a loss
Maria