Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy

[37710] 主题： Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy


作者： leaflet	标题： Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy
昵称： Leaf	来自： 202.109..
经验值： 43630	发贴时间： 2003年02月12日 17:53:37
等级：论坛砥柱	长度： 2438字

	President Addresses Nation on Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy Remarks by the President on the Loss of Space Shuttle Columbia The Cabinet Room 2:04 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and g reat sadness to our country. At 9:00 a.m. this morning, Mission Control in H ouston lost contact with our Space Shuttle Columbia. A short time later, deb ris was seen falling from the skies above Texas. The Columbia is lost; there are no survivors. On board was a crew of seven: Colonel Rick Husband; Lt. Colonel Michael Ande rson; Commander Laurel Clark; Captain David Brown; Commander William McCool; Dr. Kalpana Chawla; and Ilan Ramon, a Colonel in the Israeli Air Force. The se men and women assumed great risk in the service to all humanity. In an age when space flight has come to seem almost routine, it is easy to o verlook the dangers of travel by rocket, and the difficulties of navigating the fierce outer atmosphere of the Earth. These astronauts knew the dangers, and they faced them willingly, knowing they had a high and noble purpose in life. Because of their courage and daring and idealism, we will miss them a ll the more. All Americans today are thinking, as well, of the families of these men and women who have been given this sudden shock and grief. You're not alone. Our entire nation grieves with you. And those you loved will always have the re spect and gratitude of this country. The cause in which they died will continue. Mankind is led into the darkness beyond our world by the inspiration of discovery and the longing to underst and. Our journey into space will go on. In the skies today we saw destruction and tragedy. Yet farther than we can s ee there is comfort and hope. In the words of the prophet Isaiah, "Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all these? He who brings out the starry hosts one by one and calls them each by name. Because of His gre at power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing." The same Creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today. The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to E arth; yet we can pray that all are safely home. May God bless the grieving families, and may God continue to bless America. END 2:08 P.M. EST
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