Re: [OT] STS-107

> For those very few of us who might be monitoring e-mail, and no
other
> electronics, at approximately 08:00 CST, communications with the
Columbia
> space shuttle were lost, and the craft and crew assumed casualties
to the
> further exploration of space.

msnbc says debris has been seen over Dallas.

Colonel Ramon was Israel's first astronaut.  For those who wish to
express their condolences, the email for the Israeli embassy contact
in DC is Moshe Fox foxm@ISRAELEMB.ORG