News just in (as we were about to publish Global Museum for the week), that
the Space Shuttle has exploded upon re entry. It appears that there were no
survivors.
Our best wishes and condolences go out to the Astronauts families and to
colleagues who will feel deeply affected by this sad event.
** Links:
7 Astronauts Die As Shuttle Breaks Apart
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030201_1511.html
ABC News - 23 minutes ago
Space shuttle Columbia disintegrated 39 miles over Texas on Saturday in a
meteoric streak that rained smoking debris over hundreds of miles of
countryside in ...
7 Astronauts Die As Shuttle Breaks Apart
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030201_1469.html
ABC News - 43 minutes ago
Space shuttle Columbia broke apart in flames 200000 feet over Texas on
Saturday, killing all seven astronauts just minutes before they were to
glide to a ...
NASA: Too Early to Say What Caused Shuttle Loss
http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=2152970
Reuters, UK - 58 minutes ago
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Texas (Reuters) - The US space agency said on Saturday
it could not yet determine what caused the destruction of the space shuttle
...
Cause of Fiery Disintegration Isn't Immediately Known
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=68&ncid=68&e=3&u=/nyt/20030
201/ts_nyt/cause_of_fiery_disintegration_isn_t_immediately_known
Yahoo News - 1 hour ago
The space shuttle Columbia, streaking across a bright blue Texas sky at
about 3.5 miles a second, broke up as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere
this morning ...
The NASA statement
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/02/1044122248623.html
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 1 hour ago
A space shuttle contingency has been declared in mission control Houston as
a result of the loss of communication with the Space Shuttle Columbia at ...
Columbia loss: What happened and when
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2717239.stm
BBC, UK - 1 hour ago
The US space agency has begun an internal and external, independent
investigation into the loss of the orbiter Columbia. These are ...
At Mission Control, Workers Try to Stay Focused
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/02/national/02NASA.html?ex=1044766800&en=b480
5e2ed391202f&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
New York Times - 1 hour ago
HOUSTON, Feb. 1 The woman handing out identification badges inside Room 10
was professional and courteous as reporters and employees ...
Raw Data: Bush Addresses the Nation
http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,77283,00.html
FOX News - 1 hour ago
My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to
our country. At 9:00 am this morning, Mission Control ...
Space shuttle disaster, seven dead
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/02/02/1044122243959.html
The Age, Australia - 2 hours ago
Space shuttle Columbia broke apart in flames as it streaked over Texas
toward its landing strip on Saturday, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
...
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