Apollo 13: at 1300 hours on April 13, the catastrophe occurred. I remember it; the entire world was on eggshells, even the USSR offered helped. Prayers were offered from every nation for our astronauts safe return.
One of the few times in history that the world was as one.
Now a goodly portion of the world cheered when the Columbia burnt up because one of its astronauts was an Israeli.
INDEED.
GOD HAVE MERCY.
I however, was not fortunate enough to be alive to witness such bravery and fortitude. I often wonder what it was like to live in a time when having a spinal column was still a virtue.