Tragic.

Oh goodness. The Space Shuttle Columbia has broken up re-entering the atmosphere over Texas. 7 astronauts were on board. I didn't even know that there was one up right now.

Now they are warning Dallas citizens that debris may fall on them. My God!

I remember when moon landings, and shuttle launches were a facination for me and many others, especially living here in Houston. The Challenger explosion was a major event to me.

Columbia was the oldest in the fleet. I remember doing a Science Fair project on Shuttle technology in Jr. High. I had plastic models of Columbia and all.

This is very sad.

Shuttle Update.

An Update to my earlier post, the Shuttle has broken up over Texas. My sister had nothing to report in Dallas when I called her an hour ago, but there are reports in Dallas and around East Texas, including Nacogodoches, where I lived, many, many years ago that debris has fallen from the breakup. This is a heavily forested area, and pieces may not be found for some time.

Due to the speed, and altitude that the breakup happened, there's really no expectation that any of the crew survived.

Please take a moment to consider this. thanks.

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As a little extra, checking in with Nacogdoches, TX. there are little pieces of the shuttle that have been recovered in the area. They even have had to tell people to stay inside their homes. Most of it is over though. CBS News has been showing a weather radar picture of the debris trail over East Texas. Here's a map of the region.