Wanda P. Frazier: It will soon be 6 years since this tragic event in our nation's history. The loss of these lives still impacts so many. The sacrifices that these families have made will live on and not be forgotten.
January 8, 2009 1:45PM
liz baldock:
July 3, 2005 9:05AM
Lester Frothinger Jr: I live in Ohio currently but lived in Pomona California when the disaster struck. My sister ran into my room and woke me up saying "The Columbia blew up"! I jumped out of bed and switched on the TV and stared in horror as they replayed it over and over. I'm not afraid to admit I cried for the men and women who died that day. Thanks for sharing these pictures with the world.
March 7, 2005 9:43PM
May: I am speechless after viewing the pictures. Thanks for sharing. I am from Vancouver, CN.
February 3, 2005 1:24PM
Connie: Your pictures of the crash of the Columbia are so tactfully done and wonderfully displayed that they are a wonderful tribute to the crew. How sad to remember that day.
Blessings, The 'Columbia' Academy of Homeschooling (our small tribute)
January 20, 2005 3:21PM
Guest: nice pics
January 7, 2005 6:14PM
Pam Dillon: Thanks for sharing the pictures. I am from West Virginia
December 29, 2004 11:28PM
cathy: Ennis TX. What can I say? So sad.
I was outside that morning with a vidio recorder and a digital camera,
they decided not to work for me that day...
I watched the shuttle go over my house as it was falling apart,at the time I thaught it was smaller planes flying beside it.So I started to go inside the house,
Then my house shook, i thaught the kids and dogs were running around ,but when I went inside every one was a sleep.
Then I heard the T.V.
There were peaces around here also.
Thanks for letting us look at your pictures.
December 14, 2004 9:37PM
Jenna: Those pictures left me completely speechless. thanks for sharing them..by the way, I come from New Jersey =]
November 26, 2004 2:11PM
Larry B.: Thanks for posting the pix. I'm a pilot from Clemmons, NC.
November 13, 2004 9:39AM
Cheryl Erickson: I am from Illinois. The pictures leave me speechless.
November 5, 2004 1:48PM
: chillicothe, ohio
October 18, 2004 6:12PM
Brian Landis: Thanks for all the pictures. I'm from Lancaster, PA, an hour and a half drive west from Philadelphia.
September 29, 2004 7:53PM
Barbara: Wonderful memories of a very sad time in all of our lives. You have captured so many pictures I'd never seen before and I followed this closely because my husband worked for Lockheed-Martin.
September 19, 2004 7:04AM
Laura: Thank you for putting this out there for the rest of us to experience.
September 9, 2004 12:42PM
John.: Thanks for sharing truly wonderful pictures. Love and Light to those who died,God Bless all astronauts.
John from the U.K.
August 27, 2004 12:43PM
Justin: I'm the first from Vermont! Very good pictures, my thoughts and prayers are with the families of the seven.
July 18, 2004 10:56AM
John macco: very moving presentation. very well done.
May 17, 2004 1:26PM
Brian Schlote: To whoever put this all together, nice job...although I think there may have been a more appropriate song than the TITANIC! Anyways, my condolences to the family of the crew!
May 17, 2004 1:23PM
Mike Simmons: Living in Florida, we have a true bond with the space program. I often watched the shuttle launches from my backyard or at the beach. Seeing them in person gives one the true incredible perspective that the crews are true pioneers, braving new frontiers knowing the risks, yet still forging ahead.
Your pictures just remind all of us that all things worthwhile, have a price.
May 10, 2004 5:49PM
robin hardiman: thanks for letting me view the pics
February 27, 2004 12:55AM
Marty Quigley: I sit back today and find it hard to believe an entire year has gone by. At times it feels like it is still a horrible nightmare and at other times if seems as if a decade has passed. God bless them all. M.Q.
February 1, 2004 12:35PM
Tom Wasden: They died doing what they loved best....flying! I
know...I was a flyer also. They are Heroes, one
and all! Condolences to their families.
January 7, 2004 2:11PM
charlotte dick: Thank you for sharing I was deeply moved. Never befor had I thought of the impact on the communitities where the debris had fallen.
Gods Love,
charlotte
January 1, 2004 4:01AM
pam savant lufkin, texas: i remember that morning, i heard the loudest, strange "boom" i have ever heard, i was watching the fox news channel and listening when it happened, a few minutes later i realized what i had heard was that terrible explosion of the shuttle....i will never forget that sound...it was kinda like a sonic boom with an extra sound of a horrible explosion....my sympathies to all the shuttle families and nasa....
December 8, 2003 4:40PM
Terry Barnes: Fresno CA
December 3, 2003 9:28AM
Barbara Howser: I live in Arlington, Texas (btw Dallas/Ft Worth). I heard that booming sound on Saturday morning Feb.1. Only later did I learn I had heard history unfolding tragically over Texas.
November 11, 2003 6:22PM
Wendy Olson: ...there's not one thing I can say to express...
October 10, 2003 8:55AM
Andy Urban: Oops. Here's the link:
http://www.tyler.net/bone/jba/feb01-03.html
October 9, 2003 6:16AM
Andy Urban: Click here for a good story recalled by my cousin on my Columbia tribute page.
October 9, 2003 6:14AM
Ramon Zarate: Thanks for all the great photos. I live in south Texas but was shipped over seas when all this had just happened. so its great to be able to see the photos on the web
September 19, 2003 8:43PM
Jasper R. Smith:
Really loved the pictures, don't think any one else has done anything like it.
I will keep this in my computer to show my grand children, if I live long enough, if not, maybe someone will be able to retrieve at so date in the future. Jasper R. Smith
September 14, 2003 8:04PM
Carol Wiseman--NE: I have waited so long to see your memorial. I have heard so many great things about it. Yet, it blows me away more than I could have ever imagined. Your memorial is truly priceless. I hope that all of us do not miss out on the opportunities of our lifetimes due to such tragedies. Thank you God for all such opportunities. And, thank you to all those whose lives have been sacrificed for the greater good.
September 9, 2003 3:44PM
Chuck Moser: job well done, GI NE.
September 2, 2003 2:12PM
Linda Cain: How courageous they were. God Bless them all and their loved ones they left behind. Jacksonville, Texas
September 1, 2003 8:13PM
BotWot: I was touched, thanks. It creates an extrodinary counterpoint to our dreams of travelling into space and reminds me of the courage these people had. "Best of times, worst of times" Worthy photo story. botwot.com
August 30, 2003 5:29AM
Ken Savoy: Thank you for expending your time in providing these pictures to the public. The pictures help to narrow the gap between the debris sites and the viewer of the pictures, and in doing so, we, the viewers, are brought closer to the emotions of the tragedy.
August 27, 2003 8:44PM
D. R. Boyett: I live in the center of the debris flight path and helped with the surch these pictures show what we seen first hand.
August 3, 2003 8:07PM
Amy-Michigan: Thanks for sharing your photos of this tragic event.
July 28, 2003 7:37AM
kfabre: baton rouge, la
July 21, 2003 9:42PM
Marie H.: Very sad day for all of humanity.
Marie
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
July 9, 2003 1:37PM
Kathy - KSC Florida: Thanks for the Pictures!! I work at KSC and have spent the past few years as a Columbia - OV-102 Team Member. I have never been so proud to see her take off and never so devasted to not have her come home. Keep the Astronauts in your hearts always!
June 4, 2003 10:45AM
Jacqueline Summers: God Bless all the families and loved ones from this tragedy. God Bless the USA. PA 05/29/03
May 29, 2003 11:07AM
Luis Villarreal -- Houston, Texas: Terrible and sad. Thanks for collecting photos and sharing them with us. May we never forget.
May 27, 2003 5:16PM
Donna, KSC FL: Thank you. The devastation of the disaster will always be with us. The outpouring of support from those outside of our Space program and KSC is tremendously appreciated. Again, thank you.
May 7, 2003 6:43AM
Hardy S. Swinson: This was truly one of americas greatest tragidies. America is the greatest country on this earth and our heroes like those that have sacrificed their lives are the ones that makes this country so great. May god bless them forever.
May 6, 2003 12:13PM
Bob & Helen Saunders: Really a great group of pictures. so sad that it had to happen. Schertz, Texas may 4, 2003
May 4, 2003 4:38PM
Michael Grant: I keep coming back and viewing the slides - this must be the tenth time. I forwarded your site to everyone I know, your efforts are appreciated - Thanks from Ft Lauderdale
April 28, 2003 6:04PM
Betty Butler: Thank you so much for putting this out for all to see.
April 15, 2003 6:45PM
Dawn Hargrove: I still get tears in my eyes looking at the pictures.It was so sad it happened.My prayers are sent with the seven crew members.And not to forget the men and women that are helping search for all the shuttle pieces.God bless the U.S.A.
I am proud to be an Amrecian
April 15, 2003 8:43AM
Suni: I was touched, thank you God bless the USA
April 13, 2003 1:55PM
Mary E. Ricks: Thank you! and God Bless America.
April 9, 2003 7:07PM
Jackie Y. Ballard: Thank you for sharing these pictures with us. jyb
April 9, 2003 6:45AM
Jackie: Thank you for sharing these pictures with us. jyb
Oakdale, Louisiana
April 9, 2003 6:35AM
don, MA:
April 8, 2003 10:40PM
Alan ,Texas,Athens: GBU for taking the time to honor these people an there families
April 8, 2003 8:56PM
Lisa-Parker Colorado: God bless the USA!!
April 5, 2003 9:03PM
Tammy: Aloha, thanks aren't enough to express the sadness and grief of this horrendous accident. May God Bless them all. Kona, Hawaii
April 4, 2003 11:49AM
Joe and Lorraine Dameron: We are just know able to view your wonderful website. Thank you for taking the time and expense to share this with others. May God Bless You!!
Lorraine and Joe Dameron,
Denton, Texas
April 4, 2003 10:49AM
Barbara Schulz: this is the most moving exhibit I have seen. Thank You
Houston, TX
April 4, 2003 6:28AM
Sandra L. Gloria: Thank you for sharing these photos. Such a tragic accident reminds us how short life is and how we should appreciate our lives to the fullest extent every single day. Thanks once again for a job well done. God Bless You!
CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS
April 3, 2003 8:57PM
Syleta Halbert: Was just now able to view your pictures. They are a wonderful tribute the the crew and the program. We live on the Texas gulf coast and heard the explosion that fateful morning but thought it was a well blowout, a fairly regular occurence here. Little did we know how tragic that explosion was.
April 3, 2003 9:28AM
Robert M. Silvia: The concerted effort the Columbia team put forth for their mission is not unlke the effort that you have put forth in your endeavor. I Salute and Thank You for Uniting this Country. I appreciate my friend Darrell Breckenridge sharing.
Robert M. Silvia San Antonio, Texas
April 3, 2003 7:35AM
Richard Jones: Congratulations on a job well done which undoubtly took a lot of effort. The photos record a moment in history that saddens us while making us mindfull of the perils of space exploration. As an aircraft metallugrical engineer reponsible for accident investigations in the past, I am reminded of the importance of gathering data and preserving evidence in an accident.
April 1, 2003 3:06PM
Jules Kup: Thankyou for sharing.Amityville, Long Island, N.Y.
March 31, 2003 6:49PM
BJBC in Bedford TX: I was on a cruise on Feb 1 and missed many of the news stories - thank you for your work in putting these photos together.
March 31, 2003 4:36PM
Laflin Family: Very interesting photos hard to view for tears but very glad you have shared. THANK YOU
March 30, 2003 6:57PM
TAYLOR FAMILY, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO: Thanks for sharing your photos. Television didn't show what your photos did. This seems to be developing into a year that will go into the history books. signed 3/30/03
March 30, 2003 6:41PM
Jack in the ozarks: Thanks so much for sharing the photos.such total distruction of an amazing space vehicle and the brave people who maned it.May it never happen again.
March 30, 2003 6:43AM
Victoria Croston: Thanks you for making the effort to provide these pictures. We saw a small piece of debris by I-45 and it was quite an emotional experience. I cannot imagine seeing all these without crying. We join all the others in prayers for the astronauts and their families. True Heroes!
March 29, 2003 9:26PM
Eleanor: I was very surprised to see information in your slideshow. Bumped into it totally by mistake, and taken aback by the volume of pictures you share with the world. Thank you very much. Massachusetts...
March 29, 2003 6:16PM
Sis: Thanks for sharing all these awesome pictures These people will be missed here on earth, however they will be always watching over us.
March 29, 2003 4:35PM
George & Betty: Thanks for sharing these pictures. Awesome slide show. Our prayers are with the families of the seven lost hero's.
March 27, 2003 5:07PM
Gwynn - Oklahoma: Thank you for sharing these amazing pictures - the entire time I was viewing them all I could think about were the astronauts that were lost doing something they truly loved. Bless these 7 and their loved ones.
March 27, 2003 8:54AM
Gracia/Minneapolis: Thank you for sharing your pictures.
March 26, 2003 11:28AM
Kathy H./Little Rock: Such a tragic loss of many dedicated astronauts. May their work be caried on through future NASA encounters where they served mankind tremendously by forging into realms of the unknown.
God bless their families and friends they left behind. Also, thanks for the album to always remember our great heroes of the Columbia. We will never forget you.
March 26, 2003 7:34AM
Heather W: Amazing is the one word that comes to mind looking through your photos.
From Dallas, Texas.
March 25, 2003 10:15PM
Ron and Karen Shawl: The tragedy was overwhelming...as was this
beautiful tribute. It's hard to fathom that
all of these pieces went together to form
a beautiful shuttle that carried these heroes
to a place so far away. They went with pride
on a mission that was the climax of their
education and training. We will learn from
this tragedy...and will put the pieces together
again. They have a special place in history and
in our hearts. God Bless them as they look down
upon this earth that they commanded so well.
Thank you for this wonderful tribute..they are
indeed the 'Wind Beneath Our Wings'.
Thank You for giving us this time to reflect.
(From Fremont Ohio)
March 24, 2003 6:23PM
OMIA O'KEEFE: THAY WHERE GREAT PEPOLE I LOVE THEM ALL MARCH 23 1903 MAY GOD BLESS THEM
March 23, 2003 8:19AM
Alice Nahas: No matter the time or distance, the shock is still there in regard to the tragedy. Prayers for healing for the families.
March 22, 2003 9:12PM
Janice, Brentwood, TN: Thank you for sharing these pictures. It's amazing that no one waw hurt from the falling debris. God is still in control.
March 22, 2003 9:11AM
Julie, Cameron, Tim Stinnett: I grew up on the Space Coast and the Space program. From Apollo to the Shuttle. My husband and I both have worked at Kennedy Space Center on the Solid Rocket Boosters for 23 years. This accident saddens our hearts but at the same time we have great admiration for those who seek for us! God speed Columbia we will miss you.
March 21, 2003 6:23PM
Edie Glen: Thank you for your gallery of pictures. I have worked all 113 shuttle missions & am saddened to experience the 2nd shuttle accident. I worked the recovery effort in Lufkin for 17 days & had the opportunity to go to Nacogdoches & tour the command center & hangar & see the debris in person. The teamwork effort is truly amazing!!!
Houston, TX JSC/NASA
March 21, 2003 2:14PM
Joyce: Thank You for all the work you put in. I pray for the crew and their families
March 21, 2003 8:01AM
Mary: Thank you for bringing home how awful the tragedy actually was this made it more real to me
March 20, 2003 7:57PM
Lisa: How truly tragic. My heart and prayers are with their families, including all of NASA, as they move towards the future.
March 20, 2003 2:12PM
Lynn - Hong Kong: God bless them. My thoughts and prayes with their families.
March 20, 2003 11:21AM
Bonnie: Thanks for sharing your pictures, they were great. God bless everyone!
March 20, 2003 8:35AM
Tom & Linda Teal: The photos are great. Having lived in Nacogdoches at one time, the photos really brought the experince home to us.
We now live in Northern California
March 19, 2003 2:04PM
Mike, Donna, Sarah, and James - from Ohio: Thank you, thank you for these pictures. Once again, our hearts break for those brave individuals who have now left us for a better place and for their families left behind to go on living without their loved ones. One day they, and we, will all be reunited. May God bless all who enter this website. Let us never forget the sacrifices made by many over the years of our space explorations.
March 19, 2003 7:41AM
Gary Glenn: thanks for sharing
March 19, 2003 6:03AM
Dr. Lyle S. Wilcox: Awesome collection. Thanks for sharing. Tucson,Az
March 19, 2003 12:25AM
Laurie L: Crosby, Tx Harris County 02-01-03 will never be forgotten.
March 18, 2003 8:10PM
Melissa Phillips, Jacksonville, FL: Just as with Challenger, I will never forget where I was and how I heard about Columbia. When I first moved to FL, I lived in Titusville, directly across from the Space Center launch pads. I watched every launch and knew when the shuttle was coming home by the triple sonic boom that shook my house and made me jump. I have friends who work for NASA; one works with the landing crew. I thought of him as he and the others waited for that sonic boom that meant Columbia would soon be safely home. But it didn't happen. Columbia was the first shuttle I watched launch from my front row seat on the bank of the Indian River estuary and always held a very special place in my heart. Seeing these photos brings tears to my eyes at the loss of this magnificant "bird" as people at the Center lovingly call the shuttle, and for the crew members and their family and friends. While it's certainly a tragedy, I take comfort in the fact that these space travellers died doing something they believed in and loved. Onwards and upwards.
Deep Peace,
Missy
March 18, 2003 5:44PM
Patsy Seay: Good job! Thanks so much for posting these photos.
Patsy Seay
McGregor, Texas
March 18, 2003 11:06AM
Janell from Michigan: It was a sad day for families and for the world. Such a shock. Yet we have to thank God that He was still in charge and there was a reason this happened, and someday we will see those lost that day again in heaven where they are at this minute.
March 17, 2003 4:44PM
Karen from Oklahoma: My heart breaks for the surviving families. We don't know what terror they felt before their lives ended. Amazing slideshow. Thanks for your efforts.
March 17, 2003 3:04PM
DaRYO: Sometimes tragic things happen in our lives. When these things happen, our minds pause for a while and reflect. Why did it happen? its not her first mission... what went wrong? Then we ask the big question... MY GOD, WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY? and then we pray, MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN PIECE, AND MAY ALL OTHER CHILDREN SLOWLY DYING OF HUNGER AND DISEASES, ALL OVER THE WORLD, LIVE TO SEE OTHER SPACE SHUTTLES BACK SAFELY ON EARTH... Thank you Frank for sharing this picturetrail with us, GOD BLESS YOU.
March 17, 2003 3:24AM
Rana: My prayers go to all the family's who lost a hero for they are hero's in my eye's as well as many others be proud and be strong and know that at gods arm's were open and now is embrassing them with his love and ours that go out to them through our grief be strong for they our now home with our father in heaven for one day we will be home with them as well
March 16, 2003 11:57PM
Bob Landis: Beautifal Tribute!!
March 16, 2003 8:17PM
Lorraine Dameron: Thank you for taking the time to create this site. Let's all pray for the families who suffer from this tragedy.
March 16, 2003 7:31PM
S. Healy: Thank you for sharing these pictures with the world.
March 16, 2003 2:07PM
Jeannette Singleton: I live in Nacogdoches, and have felt the wonder of everyone that all this stuff fell to earth, and no one here is hurt. Thank you so much for these pictures. I cryed again as I watched them. To think that's all that was left, just small bits and pieces scattered over the countryside. God bless you. I will send this to my friends in several foreign countries.
Jeannette Singleton
March 16, 2003 11:53AM
wendell, Emily & Teagan Humphries: Thanks for such great picture! . Such a horrible thing for families to go through. We are Americans living in Waghäusel Deutschland (germany), and all Americans living here and the German people were saddened by the loss of the shuttle.
March 15, 2003 11:54PM
Dorothyanne Mackay: I am particularly interested in the space program, since I live in Melbourne, on Florida's Space Coast, only 40 miles south of the landing strip which, sadly, Columbia did not reach. I was eagerly awaiting the double boom to signify reentry, and heard nothing but silence, and saw nothing on the screen.
March 15, 2003 7:21PM
Lola Martin: Thanks so much for this insight to this terrible, terrible accident. Most people would never be able to see this if it were not for good people like you. Again, Thank You very much.
March 15, 2003 9:14AM
Terry & Cheryl Cavalier: Thanks for such great picture! All of the families are in our prayers. Such a horrible thing for families to go through.
We are from South Louisiana!
March 14, 2003 9:19PM
Terry & Cheryl Cavalier: Thanks for such great picture! All of the families are in our prayers. Such a horrible thing for families to go through.
March 14, 2003 9:16PM
Pat Baker,Jr.: Thank you for helping to give a complete picture in slides of this tragic event. May God bless all of those onboard and associated with this
project.
March 14, 2003 7:47PM
Sharon Robinson: The pictures are breathtaking, words can not express the sorrow felt.
March 14, 2003 7:06PM
Lanelle Pi nkston: Wonderful job. Very touching.Thanks.LaNelle Pinkston,Ft.Worth, Texas
March 14, 2003 4:17PM
Dave Whitfield: A final streak across the sky,
A trail of devastation,
A sudden ending, a tragedy,
Felt throughout our nation.
A fleeting dream so many share,
As seen through childlike eyes,
A dream to soar beyond the clouds,
Up with the stars in nighttime skies.
They lived their dream, our seven heroes,
To this dream they gave their lives,
Behind they left us in our grief,
As with their children, husbands, wives.
We are grateful for our heroes,
For their courage, strength and will,
They dared to lead, to live their dream,
And with the Angels they're soaring, still.
Dave Whitfield
Dallas, Texas
March 14, 2003 3:01PM
JOAN KELLY: IT IS A MIRACLE THAN NONE OF THIS STUFF HIT ANYONE ON THE GROUND. AMAZING!
March 14, 2003 2:27PM
Ray: Thanks for all the Pictures
Ray Hemphill Tx.
March 14, 2003 1:26PM
Ray: Thanks for all the Pictures
March 14, 2003 1:16PM
Lynn Glaze: Lufkin, Texas:
Thanks for sharing the photo's with everyone!
Lynn
March 14, 2003 12:32PM
Sharon Rogulic, McHenry IL: We are blessed to live in the most wonderful country in the world. My prayer is that future generations will continue to produce pioneers, not only in the field of space, but in all areas that serve mankind. Lives were not lost in vain. Their memories and what they accomplished and the dedication shown to a job to be done will burn as a continual flame as an example to all our fine young people seeking their own destiny. I am still proud to be an American. Sharon Rogulic
March 14, 2003 10:49AM
Dorcas Carmine: Thanks for sharing all those pictures with us.May God be with all the families left behind.
Dorcas Carmine,Dowagiac,Mi.
March 14, 2003 10:35AM
Nila Missildine: February 1, 2003 will be remembered as a sad day
in history. I know that these brave souls are
in the Lord's house now. May God bless their
families and May God Bless America!!
March 13, 2003 9:35PM
Kristina Mirell: May God Bless these wonderful and brave astronauts who gave their lives for our country. And May God Bless their families. God Bless America. Sound Beach, Long Island, New York.
March 13, 2003 9:23PM
James R. Martin: God Bless You All For What You Have GIve Us.
March 13, 2003 1:08PM
Jessie Brewer: My Prayers are for the families and friends.
March 13, 2003 11:59AM
Shirley DeCarli: Our prayers are with those families.
Mount Aukum, California
March 13, 2003 11:53AM
Sandra Looke: and the Lord sent his angels to gather them up amd bring them home.
March 13, 2003 10:49AM
Saint gaudens: Thank you for sharing . brevard NC
March 13, 2003 10:09AM
Bert: Louisiana
March 13, 2003 8:06AM
Jason Pruitt: What a tragedy.
March 13, 2003 7:37AM
Gary&Margaret Wells: really nice pictures!!!
March 12, 2003 10:18PM
Emma Nell Williams: I am originally from Nacogdoches and still own property in the county. I had no idea of the extent of debris found there. What an awesome website. Thank you. I now live in Lake Jackson, Texas, on the Gulf Coast
March 12, 2003 7:22PM
Sallie Terrell: Thank you for providing this pictorial for those of us who weren't close enough to feel a physical part of it. We were all emotionally a part and share the grief with the astronaut families and the people of Nacodoches.
Sun City Center, FL
March 12, 2003 6:27PM
Lisa: Louisiana: Great web site. Thanks for your time and effort in sharing these pictures.
March 12, 2003 5:28PM
Tom Tyler: I have for over thirty years lived within a 10 minute drive of the Manned Spacecraft Center and Mission Control in Clear Lake City, and I have been thru every NASA disaster from Apollo 1 on with friends and aquaintances in the space program.
I have been aboard the Columbia, and anyone who has been anywhere within a mile of these vehicles knows they are guargantuan, in monumental ways for that word is thoroughly inadequate.
The pictures here have brought home the devastation.
I have not seen a single piece of that incredibly huge spaceship any larger than a car door.
March 12, 2003 4:24PM
Roland W. Williamson: Observing from Cheyenne, Wyoming...
Thank God we still have such pioneer visionaries that can selflessly put their noses into the wind and their gaze to the horizon and beyond. They'd not want to be known as "heros" - just those that are fortunate enough to lead.
March 12, 2003 12:32PM
Donald Nguyen: I'm sad to say that the news about this shuttle didn't make the 'big' news in Holland, so I didn't know very much about this. But thanks to your picturetrail I've learned a lot more about the shuttle and it's passengers. It's sad, too sad, but God bless their honoured souls, may they rest in peace. If they can't explore this world, may they use their knowledge to explore the next... Much love and respect, Donald, [Rotterdam, Holland]
March 12, 2003 6:53AM
Salvatore Tufo: It was very sad god bless them
March 11, 2003 11:58PM
Martha & Larry Varlotto: A moment in time, eternally in our hearts. Seven more Angels in Heaven. [Richmond, VA]
March 11, 2003 8:35PM
T C CHAFIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PICTURE TRAIL. WHAT A TRAGEDY FOR ALL OF US. HOWEVER, YOU HAVE PUT TOGETHER A VERY GOOD SLIDE SHOW OF THE PIECES. THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS.
March 11, 2003 5:57PM
Francis Barch: The crew is among the stars forever---they will not be forgotten---F. Barch Belle Vernon, Pa.
March 11, 2003 4:08PM
Ernest Reid: Thanks for sharing this piece of history with us here in Twentynine Palms, California.
March 11, 2003 3:18PM
Gerrie Olson: We pray for the astronauts aboard. Also for Mission Control who feel so badly about this tragity. We must continue in this field of research
March 11, 2003 1:51PM
Julie Bauer: Thanks for sharing these pictures, God Bless. Longmont, Colorado
March 11, 2003 1:09PM
Beth McAllister: I lived in Etoile for a while and saw the shuttle explode I feel for the familys as I have lost a love one this past year also. But thank you for the wonderful pic. and my prayers will be with the familys
March 11, 2003 12:25PM
Deb: Many sympathies to the families. Thank you for helping us understand. deb
March 11, 2003 10:14AM
Kathy B. O'Keefe: Our admiration and prayers are with the crew and all their family and friends. Each scientist on board the shuttle have provided us with knowledge for future generations.
March 11, 2003 8:33AM
Jenni Sample: It was a sad day, but once again our country has pulled togther. this is a strong nation that stands proud and fights back. we will always remember those who have lost there lives. Alliance Ne
March 11, 2003 8:18AM
Laura Doze: I have no words to describe my solemnness. Austin, TX originally from Denver, CO.
March 11, 2003 7:56AM
Rhonda Shannon: Thank you for sharing.
March 11, 2003 6:54AM
Cindy from South Dakota: Incredible pictures.Thank you for sharing.God Bless...
March 11, 2003 5:40AM
Jason & Von Snyder: It's hard to believe this all happened. It is a grim reminder that anything can happen at any time. Thanks for sharing your photos, for all to see and share with others.
March 11, 2003 12:22AM
Barb Barch R.N.: Thank you for sharing--
March 10, 2003 9:33PM
Rebecca: Thank you so much for sharing the pictures of the shuttle...it was a GREAT loss to the space program but a GREATER loss to our nation and the world...let's not let their sacrifice and let's not forget their families left behind...
March 10, 2003 9:22PM
Kight Family: Thank you for the precious memorial to Columbia and her crew. New Braunfels, Texas
March 10, 2003 8:11PM
Donna Thomas: Great job.....thanks for sharing. I live in Malaysia
March 10, 2003 3:13PM
Paul Woodard: A fabulous pictorial!
March 10, 2003 1:42PM
Debbie R: Thanks so much for sharing. What an awesome tribute.
March 10, 2003 12:33PM
Dorothy: You did a great job of recording this sad event. It helps those of us who could not be there to see a part of the tragedy. God Bless.
Groves, TX
March 10, 2003 10:59AM
Alicia Bobbitt: I feel for those affected by the tragic events of Columbia. My prayers are with these people and those searching for the pieces.
March 10, 2003 9:41AM
Nancy: Thanks so much for sharing...Queens, NY
March 10, 2003 7:46AM
duke snyder: wonderful tgat someone would do this. im from gresham, oregon and actually saw a shuttle come home once.
March 10, 2003 6:34AM
Darlene Dotson: Thank you for sharing. I grew up in Texas but am now living in New Jersey.
March 10, 2003 5:18AM
Eileen Hromin: Thank you for these photos. It brings into perspective, the enormity of this tragedy. My thought and prayers go out to the families. May God Bless!
March 10, 2003 4:36AM
Benjamin Gardiner: Thanks for these pictures...
btw I am in Melbourne Australia
March 10, 2003 1:03AM
Chad, Jenny, and Lexi Anson: Originally from San Antonio, Texas! Now we live in Los Angeles, California.
March 9, 2003 11:57PM
Barbara - MD: Bless the astronauts and their families and all your work in this memorial.
March 9, 2003 8:39PM
Cynthia: Being able to see the collection of pictures as this tragedy really was brought the reality of it to me as nothing else had done. I appreciate the chance to view the pictures and feel the emotions they have evoked. This event has brought sadness to us all but most of all I feel a sadness for the families who now must accept this and learn to live without their loved ones. (Conroe, Texas)
March 9, 2003 7:19PM
Robert Collett: We appreciate seeing the pictures.
March 9, 2003 7:11PM
Snows: May God rest their souls.
March 9, 2003 5:37PM
Jackie Kaiser: Now a month or more away from this sad event, we find shuttle tradegy coverage no longer on the front page, but we should never forget the astronauts who gave their lives in the name of science and discovery and exploration. Their spirit lives in us all. Thanks for putting this slide show together. (from Dearborn, MI)
March 9, 2003 12:09PM
Shirley Gaddie South El Monte, Ca.: The pictures really told a story. Thank you for sharing them.
March 9, 2003 7:25AM
Terry Journey: I looked at the pictures on March 8. A dear friend of mine forwarded the album to me so we could view it.
Thank you for taking the time to download these for all to see.
We are from the Pacific Northwest.
March 8, 2003 10:14PM
Tom Nordblom: Here in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, we were aware of the loss of the shuttle Columbia about 10 hours after it happened. A 90 year old friend, Thursa, told us about it in Church on Sunday morning, February 2nd. "The shuttle crashed in Texas."
Saturday night, our time (which is about 17 hours ahead of Texas time), I planned to take my family for the first time to what is called a 'bush dance' at a place in the countryside near Wagga Wagga called 'Downside'. This I knew would be away from the city lights and afford a good view of the stars and satellites. So I looked up Wagga Wagga at www.heavens-above.com and checked whether the International Space Station (ISS, always big and bright) would be visible. I learned it would not be visible from here that night. Then I checked whether any 'Iridium flares' would be visible and got the same results. When I checked on the Space Shuttle, I found it (STS-107) was expected to be visible in a pass across our sky from 9:14:12 pm to 9:17:48 pm, for three and a half minutes, crossing over from our West to our North East. I printed out this info and also the charts that showed the predicted path of Columbia across the background of our stars. It would pass between Orion and Saturn before disappearing (for us) in the Earth's shadow. This evening, with a clear sky, would almost certainly offer nearly perfect conditions for viewing this man-made wonder gliding through our diamond-studded black velvet heavens.
As it happened, the live Irish folk music, with violin, flute, mandolin, guitar and drum (akin to American bluegrass music), was outstanding. And the comedy and sheer fun of watching the clumsy barn dancing of farm and city people of all ages, from about five years on up, provided a distraction so great that I forgot about the Space Shuttle for that moment. Later, I thought "Oh well, you can always see a space shuttle go by when conditions are right".
The next morning, of course, we heard the terrible news. Now, I really regretted forgetting to step outside that old corrugated tin community hall at Downside at 9:14 pm. I might well have caught sight of Columbia's purposeful, graceful orbital glide, passing 'routinely' just 405 kilometers above us here in Australia... perhaps only 45 minutes before she disintegrated over Texas. That's how I felt the loss personally...
What appear as routine, predictable-as-clockwork tasks can come quickly undone in the dangerous business of speed and power involved with space flight. Of course, space flight always has been and will remain dangerous, despite rigorous attention to safety. But this should not stop the programs of discovery that are possible from Earth orbit. It is no small credit to those who achieve it that anybody anywhere on earth can look up at night, when the time is right (and the weather cooperates and when city lights don't blind us), to see with our own eyes an orbital laboratory (ISS) or observatory (Hubble) gliding by. To know these will glide right around the earth each 90 minutes or so gives us a feel for how small our planet really is. And the very smallness of our Earth seems reason enough for us to be the best stewards we can of its limited resources. Brave women and men, who are also the best trained and capable engineers, biologists and other specialists, will continue to be needed for the stewardship roles of keeping an eye on Earth from above and understanding 'what makes her tick'. I think there will be no end of volunteers for duty on Space Shuttles, ISS and/or subsequent systems for space flight.
Tom Nordblom
Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
March 8, 2003 7:18PM
cecil sparks: thanks - great photo's
March 8, 2003 4:28PM
Nancy Dale: To the families of all the crew members:
My family extends to all of you, our immense appreciation for that which your loved ones gave so unselfishly. May God bless each and everyone of you. You have been blessed by the courage and faith of those you loved. They are not lost but only on a New Mission. They will always live on in our memories.
March 8, 2003 2:36PM
nb: May God bless the United States and the men and women who die for all the rest of us. Whether they die in exploration or in the military, they are courageous examples of people who overcome fear and replace it with faith.
March 8, 2003 12:45PM
Jim McIver: incredible..thank you for all your effort to share with the world this tragic event pictorally. God bless from Palestine, Texas.
March 8, 2003 6:19AM
Judith Phillips: Thank you for compiling all of these photos.
March 8, 2003 1:17AM
Bonnie and Gene: Thank you for putting these pictures together. They are awe-some. Our heart goes out to all the familes . GOD BLESS
March 7, 2003 11:01PM
Pietro: Chireno, Tx
For obvious reasons i will remain anonymous being that we live directly under the debris field and had over 1000 pieces on our 400 acre ranch, BUT i wanted to say that I am very glad that someone took so much time and effort to share with the rest of the world what we of Nacogdoches County awoke to that fateful morning, because of some of the items found i turned over my photos and therefore your site has helped give my family and friends some idea of of what i've been witness to. THANKS
March 7, 2003 10:16PM
GARY AND ANNE SMALLEY: GREAT JOB !!!!!!!!
March 7, 2003 9:09PM
Walter S. Jones Sr.: Just one word discribes this: Fantastic!!!
March 7, 2003 8:01PM
Pat Hime: Thank you for the memory of a wonderful group of people who sacrificed all for us. God bless you for putting this together and God bless our nation and our president.
March 7, 2003 5:54PM
Rhiannon Gilliam: Awesome photos. Thank you.
Virginia
March 7, 2003 2:24PM
Pattie Clark: thank you for sharing!
March 7, 2003 1:56PM
Rhonda: Thanks! As I sat here watching, my heart was burdened with sorrow again for those who were so courageous and who lived so well. Life is not a rehearsal -- we're here and then we're gone.
March 7, 2003 1:02PM
MaryBeth T.: Great photos!!! Thanks for putting them up. The media in Michigan gave us none of this!
March 7, 2003 12:34PM
K. E. Wilhelm: Thank you for all the time and effort it took to create this solemn library that continues to remind us of the dangers these courageous men and women face in their unwavering efforts to promote peace and science.
March 7, 2003 12:21PM
Leslie Westbrook: Lufkin, Texas
March 7, 2003 10:01AM
Roger and Sandy Chandler: From Denver Indiana...
March 7, 2003 9:55AM
Faith Riley: What a moving display. This was a more realistic view than reading about it in the paper or seeing it on tv. Many thanks, Faith Riley, Director, Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives, Washington, Arkansas
March 7, 2003 9:11AM
Frances Fenderson: I am a teacher for the DoD schools at Lajes Field the Azores, Portugal. I wish to express my condolences to all the victims of this terrible tragedy.
March 7, 2003 8:34AM
Dr. Wallace B. Hicks: As the sun sets each day, the thread of Life that wind itself around each of us becomes more precious than the day before. May God Bless....
March 7, 2003 7:45AM
Audrey Merolla: God Bless.
March 7, 2003 7:34AM
vel roedl-- IL:
I PRAY FOR THERE FAMILIES.WE NEED TO GO FORWARD FOR THEIR SAKE.
March 7, 2003 7:20AM
Dave Wear: Arlington, Tx
Well Done
March 7, 2003 7:12AM
SAM: GEORGIA
March 7, 2003 6:43AM
Matt Damon: Very Touching galleries our prayers go to the families
Matt Damon
California
March 7, 2003 4:41AM
Phong Choi - Hong Kong: loss very sad sad day for world
March 7, 2003 4:37AM
Melanie Davis: Excellent coverage.
March 7, 2003 3:28AM
Nickie Dillon: This site, more than anything in the news, has made me feel a part of the surviving families - as indeed we are all God's children. I pray for those who gave their lives in the advancement of the space program, and I also pray for those left behind including families and those of us who have been so moved by your sharing the photos. Thank you for the solemn way in which they were presented. It is a beautiful memorial to the Columbia.
March 7, 2003 12:49AM
SANDY GEBHARDT: BEING A PIONEER HAS ALWAYS BEEN DANGEROUS. I BELIEVE THE COLUMBIA CREW WOULD WANT US TO LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES AND GO FORWARD TO "CONQUER THE FINAL FRONTIER". WE WOULD BELITTLE THEIR SACRIFICE IF WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SPACE PROGRAM.
March 6, 2003 8:43PM
Petra Joyce: I had My drill weekend that day and I had to arrive late was just arriving at the gate at the time. I had the other MP's Listening to my radio. They were in shock. I went into work and also told my fellow Soldiers what had just taken place.Mood was very sad. The next day we had services for the seven and their families. My condolencse to everyone, also to the people who were there to help God Bless you.
March 6, 2003 8:36PM
Lee Ann: Overwhelming. It's a wonder anything survived. The brave crew will be remembered.
Oklahoma
March 6, 2003 6:44PM
Debbie Conlee: Illinois
March 6, 2003 6:13PM
Mike Conlee: Illinois God bless the family members for the shuttle Columbia
March 6, 2003 6:07PM
Iris Mitchell: Thanks for sharing the pictures. I live in Hemphill and was very much a part of helping feed all those who were searching in our county.
March 6, 2003 4:39PM
Bill Lasner: God Bless these Seven and all who gave there life
for this great country.
M/Sgt William & Carmela Lasner USAF Retired
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
March 6, 2003 4:33PM
Pat A.: These pictures are truly awesome and show just how far-reaching and tremendous this tragedy was and will be for so many for a very long time. I was born and raised in Nacogdoches County and am so sorry this horrific event had to bring this beautiful area it's 15 minutes of fame. God bless the families and the astronauts still in space and those yet to go.
March 6, 2003 4:28PM
Shaby: Our prayers are with the family and friends of the victims. May God's peace that passes all understanding cover you with warmth and assurance.
March 6, 2003 2:50PM
Maureen: These were very touching pictures. They remind us that we live in a free country and should be very proud of our astronauts. Our prayers will be with all the astronauts and their familes, past present and future.
March 6, 2003 2:45PM
Daniel Wilson: Very touching photo tribute. Fitting music.
Not much else to say.
Thank you.
March 6, 2003 2:07PM
Dan O. - Houston: Touching and awe-inspiring.
March 6, 2003 12:04PM
Taimane: I really luv this website....... Also i'm very happy that i get to see all the pictures of the space shuttle.....while i was looiking at the pictures i was starting to cry........
March 6, 2003 11:43AM
linda matthews: Great photos. How did you identify the pieces?
March 6, 2003 8:57AM
Jennifer Salmon: Incredible experience to see this firsthand from the photos. I'm a Californian currently living in Auckland, New Zealand.
March 6, 2003 1:57AM
Bill Cockerell: Thank you very much for allowing others to see the pictures. They make the tragedy all the more real, and are so important for historical archiving.
March 5, 2003 9:34PM
Bill,Michele shera: Thank you so very much for a beautiful piece of art work.I found myself just siting back in my chair just staring at the pictures almost in disbelief at the amount of parts that were found and identifiable. I am amazed at the amount and size of pieces that made it to Earth.Our prayers are with each and everyone involved with the Space Shuttle whether it be NASA or The Crew Families. May Our Lord Bless Each and Eveyone.Amen
Sincerely,
The Shera Family
Bill and Michele and Girls
Polk,Pennsylvania
March 5, 2003 8:51PM
lester lightstone: I live in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Thank you for compiling these images ... it really brings home the magnitude of the tragedy.
March 5, 2003 8:34PM
Victoria Woodley: Looking at all this debris, I kept thinking about the humans involved. What more can we say?
March 5, 2003 7:35PM
Kathy Sowell: Very somber picture display, fitting for the occasion - the personal items, such as the uniform patch particulatly wrenching.
March 5, 2003 6:34PM
Bill and Mary Rasmussen: Sad day. God Bless them. from MONTANA
March 5, 2003 5:43PM
george dempsey: I live in Markham I'll. Thanks for sharing this.
March 5, 2003 5:42PM
virg/Darlyn Spitz: We are from Columbus, NE. It was a very moving slide show, it really hits home when you see it in this light. Thank you.
March 5, 2003 3:56PM
Jim Dunning: I live in Mesa, Arizona. This was extremely moving.
March 5, 2003 3:44PM
Jennifer Goaring: I'm from St. Louis, MO.
March 5, 2003 2:33PM
Hosia Blankenship: Thank You for this page. It was a tragic day in the history of the USA. All will be remembered. Keep up the good work.
March 5, 2003 2:05PM
Adrianne Bird: I better appreciate the magnitude of the debris field after seeing this slide show. Thank you.
University Place, WA
March 5, 2003 12:19PM
Stacie, Blackwell, OK: Thank you so much for sharing your pictures with the world. May God bless the families of the heros that were lost that day. And my he bless each of you who helped in the recovery. It seems like only yesterday that we where hearing about the Challenger tragedy. May God keep a hedge of protection around future Shuttle missions and the crews that will be on them.
March 5, 2003 11:31AM
tom and Joyce Patterson: Thank you for bringing it all home in pictures. It made it all seem so real and tragic. We live in Estill Springs, Tennessee
March 5, 2003 11:24AM
Susie Hill: I type this with tears in my eyes and gratefulness in my heart that God had a sheild of protecting angels around the good people in East Texas. It is a miracle that none of these pieces...some so large....hit no one. You did a beautiful job with this and thanks to you and thanks to a net friend in Houston who sent me your site. I wrote a memorial poem about it also and it is published online at www.talltexian.com if you should like to view it. It is called "From the Heart of East Texas." Thanks again. This is a wonderful tribute to history and our beloved East Texas area. I live in Kilgore, TX. Thanks again. God bless you. Susie Hill
March 5, 2003 11:10AM
V.W.(Ray)Cantrell: oops I forgot to give my location, its
Hearne, Texas 77859 ph. 979-279=3115
March 5, 2003 11:00AM
V.W.(Ray)Cantrell: This is awesome, thanks for the memory, I have people living there in Nacogdoches,and I was
Deputy Sherrif there in 1946, was raised up around Garrison may Gods blessings be upon you.
March 5, 2003 10:55AM
Pam Towns: Thanks for recording this event as you have and sharing to the world through this website. We will never forget this day and the our heroes that were on that flight.
March 5, 2003 10:01AM
Edith: Thanks for sharing your photographs with the world. May God's loving arms enfold the families of those who gave the ultimate gift, that of their lives and may he also wrap his arms around the rest of us left behind to live with such a tragic event in our lives. God Bless.
March 5, 2003 10:00AM
chip warshaw: thanks for sharing this with us
March 5, 2003 9:52AM
Sherri Frey: pray for the families..........
March 5, 2003 9:34AM
Dona Stewardson: Thnak you for sharing your photos.A tragedy for certain.From Canada
March 5, 2003 7:45AM
Dona Stewardson: Thank you for sharing your photos.A tragedy for certain.From Canada
March 5, 2003 7:36AM
DEBBIE (Baytown, Texas): The tragic events that lead to the deaths of the Columbia crew will surely never be forgotten. God Bless all of their families and friends. Thanks for sharing such an historical event with the world.
March 5, 2003 7:34AM
Kim Runningen: It was hard to look at the pictures knowing that the 7 astronauts lost their lives, but it was part of my way of dealing with the tragedy. I can't imagine how difficult it was for the families. My prayers are with you.
March 5, 2003 6:54AM
Carmen Kiser: My prayers are with the families and co-workers of these space pioneers.
March 5, 2003 6:30AM
Mary Ann Storey: Houston, TX
March 5, 2003 4:32AM
mister_kaulana: First, please dont give out this email.
Second, Awesome pics. I dont mean that in a bad way, but they are really good.
Third, i live in Hawaii.
Fourth, Mahalo Nui Loa (Thank You Very Much) for sharing the pictures with the rest of the world.
Please visit my site: www.picturetrail.com/mister_kaulana
March 4, 2003 11:59PM
A W Radle - Kingwood, TX: Even though this was a tragedy in American history, I still enjoyed viewing the compilation of pictures that you put together. You did a magnificient job and I not only appreciate the effort that you put forth to make this extremely rare viewing available, but also I commend you for the professional way in which you did it.
March 4, 2003 7:59PM
Dawn B: Thank you for sharing your pictures with us. It really puts into perspective the magnitude of this
tragedy. We pray for the families and friends of
the shuttle crew. Michigan.
March 4, 2003 7:01PM
TIM R: THANK YOU FOR DISPLAYING THESE PICTURES OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA. IT HELPS PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS TRAGIC EVENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SPACE FLIGHT TO BETTER OUR LIVES. EVERYONE THAT LIVES ON THIS PLANET SHOULD BE HAPPY THAT THERE IS PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS WORLD THAT ARE WILLING TO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR THEM.
March 4, 2003 6:41PM
KAREN: THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS, I DON'T THINK ANYONE COULD REALLY GRASP THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED UNTIL YOU SEE IT LIKE THIS. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SURVIVORS OF THIS TRAGEDY.
March 4, 2003 3:51PM
Ryan Beck/Kim Hofbauer: That tribute really touched me. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos. The crew will go down in history and we are honored to be able to tell our unborn children about that fateful day.
God Bless.
Ryan Beck & Kimberly Hofbauer
(to be married May 1, 2004)
March 4, 2003 12:41PM
Pat LaPierre: thank you for sharing these pictures with us. It's great that we can use the internet to share information like this.
Seeing these pictures makes people like myself, who live in other parts of the country, see the reality of this tragedy.
God Bless
March 4, 2003 9:40AM
Mary S. Russell: Thank you for sharing these awesome photos. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of our astronauts.
March 4, 2003 8:23AM
Pat: Thank you for sharing a page in history with us as tragis as it is. God Bless.
March 4, 2003 7:56AM
Sarah Francis: Thank you for providing these pictures. I now live in Greenville TX and saw the Columbia pass over that morning with pieces breaking off and burning up. I find it odd that Columbia's final resting place is in an area I lived and worked in for over 18 years. I know the Nacogdoches/Lufkin area very well after working in the forest industry for several years. I will always wonder if some debris was found on the 5 acres we owned off FM 225 west of Lake Nacogdoches. These pictures have helped me tremendously.
March 4, 2003 7:52AM
Pat from Rhode Island: Thanks for sharing a page in history as tragic as it is. God Bless!
March 4, 2003 7:48AM
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