Bad news. Fox News is showing footage of the breakup and discussing stories of debris over east Texas. Damn.
My condolences to the families and friends of the crew of the Columbia.
InstaPundit has lots of interesting thoughts up already.
Update: Via The Corner, here's President Reagan's Address to the nation on the Challenger disaster. Two excerpts:
For the families of the seven, we cannot bear, as you do, the full impact of this tragedy. But we feel the loss, and we're thinking about you so very much. Your loved ones were daring and brave, and they had that special grace, that special spirit that says, "Give me a challenge and I'll meet it with joy." They had a hunger to explore the universe and discover its truths. They wished to serve, and they did. They served all of us....
The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved good-bye and "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."
Update the update: That didn't take long. The political conspiracy theorists are already blaming President Bush for this. Lowlives.
Posted by oscarjr at February 1, 2003 10:48 AM | TrackBack