02 February 2003

America Mourns, Again. For the second time in the space age, we were jolted out of a long period of safety in exploring the world outside our planet. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 8:23:37 AM

Disaster in space. · Seven astronauts die as Shuttle explodes [Guardian Unlimited] 8:16:35 AM

Shuttle Lost This bit of symbolism is eerie and surreal: Ilan Ramon was the first Israeli in space. From a Reuters news feature on Ramon: "...newscasters reported the shuttle's breakup was first witnessed over a town in Texas named Palestine, a bitter irony lost on no one." [freeRadicalized News] 7:56:35 AM

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