Columbia

Other people on my friends list--mathwhiz78 and nire_nagaf--have commented upon the apparent destruction of the space shuttle Columbia on reentry above Texas.

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Texans report loud bang as shuttle neared

Feb. 1, 2003 | DALLAS (AP) -- DALLAS (AP) -- Residents of north Texas heard “a big bang'' Saturday about the time the space shuttle Columbia disappeared on its way to a landing at Cape Canaveral.

“It was like a car hitting the house or an explosion. It shook that much,'' said John Ferolito, 60, of Carrolton, north of Dallas.

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Space shuttle apparently disintegrates

By Marcia Dunn

Feb. 1, 2003 | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- -- Space shuttle Columbia apparently disintegrated in flames over Texas minutes before it was to land Saturday in Florida. TV video showed what appeared to be falling debris, as NASA declared an emergency and sent search teams to the Dallas-Fort Worth area."

In north Texas, several residents reported hearing "a big bang" at about 9 a.m., the same time all radio and data communication with the shuttle and its crew of seven was lost.

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I'd like to express my sympathies to the American and Israeli peoples at this time.