It's a very very sad day.<br><br>At around 9am "Houston" lost contact with the Space Shuttle Columbia sixteen minutes before it was due to land having completed it's mission successfully.<br><br>I don't know what else can be really said. I don't think I can say much. But I am disgusted they already are making accusations of terrorist involvement. Have a little respect before you start pointing fingers...<br><br><br>(Edit: Looks like I double posted. Oh well. It's a good thing somebody got to it before me at least...it shows some people still care.)<br><br>For more information (CNN, BBC UK, NASA, and Haaretz Daily from Israel are also reporting):<br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/02/01/shuttle.columbia/">www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/spa....columbia/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://asia.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/02/01/shuttle.columbia.reax/">asia.cnn.com/2003/TECH/sp...mbia.reax/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2716369.stm">news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2716369.stm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/">www.nasa.gov/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=1109432">www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=1109432</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=59977&SecID=2">www.news8austin.com/conte...77&SecID=2</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=1109312&nav=0s3dDhl0">www.kxan.com/Global/story...v=0s3dDhl0</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=258358&contrassID=1&subContrassID=7&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y">www.haaretzdaily.com/hase...&listSrc=Y</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3099050&thesection=news&thesubsection=world">www.nzherald.co.nz/storyd...tion=world</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=12521">www.capitalnews9.com/cont...ArID=12521</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/front/RTGAM/20030201/wastro2/Front/homeBN/breakingnews">www.globeandmail.com/serv...eakingnews</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/899/public/news425373.html">news.mywebpal.com/partner...25373.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><br>With a bit more technical information: <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.asp?datetime=01+Feb+2003+14%3A43&tbrand=ENOnline&tCategory=NEWS&category=News&brand=ENOnline&itemid=NOED01+Feb+2003+14%3A48%3A23%3A300">www.eveningnews24.co.uk/c...3A23%3A300</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p>INTEL INSIDE<BR><br>It's not a marketing gimick, it's a warning label.</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub19.ezboard.com/btenchimuyo79943.showUserPublicProfile?gid=yujenisis>Yujenisis</A>  <IMG SRC="http://www.distortedperspective.com/personal/pete.gif" BORDER=0> at: 2/1/03 12:18:09 pm<br></i>