STAR-LOG MIRACLE (Shuttle Astronaut's Diary Recovered)

New York Post ^ | Jan. 23, 2004

[U S Army EOD]

You get the site with the music and complete story? Real tear jurker. Can you immagine what it must have been like for the waist and ball turret gunner to look both ways in the airplane and notice both the forward and tail section of the aircraft had been blown away and they only had seconds to live. Almost all of these guys were in their early twenties or younger.

It must have been simular on the shuttle as she begain to tear herself apart and the crew knew they were going to die. It didn't happen quick, even when you have 30 seconds to think about something like that, it seems like forever. I've been there and I know.

[U S Army EOD]

Shouldn't be difficult at all to find something better to do.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

There but by the grace of God...

I cannot imagine.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

You said what I was quiety wondering. Hmmm.

[JennysCool]

Hey Seven! Yep, this is one to Rackkk for sure!

See you at Drudge tomorrow!

[judgeandjury]

Is she employed? Who paid for this?

Grow up.

[anymouse]

I'm sure the Israeli government footed the bill. Widows of fallen national heroes usually get a few perks including a free trip from Houston to Israel, probably on el-Al. I don't think the NASA Gulfstream has the range to go transatlantic.

[MediaMole]

What are you talking about? She is an Israeli, just like her husband who died on Columbia. Of course she is going to return home.

Perhaps you think NASA should have cut her off immediately after her husband's death. Ya know, once he died, he was no longer part of NASA and she has no connection to the space program. She can buy her own ticket to Texas so she can pick up his body.

Think before you post.

[Cultural Jihad]

Some people are so mean that they would never spit if they ever thought it would do anyone some good. Really, it's sad that that is the way they are.

[Prodigal Son]

She just flitted right over there from Houston, huh?

Is she employed? Who paid for this?

You know, air travel is not that expensive, man. I would think most people in this day and age could afford to 'flit' back and forth between Israel and the US a few times without having to take out a second mortgage.

There's a program where you can volunteer your time to the Israeli Army a few weeks per year. They don't pay your air travel- plenty of people do it. Also, think about the raw number of people in every airport in the world just to go on holiday. Air travel is fairly cheap when you think about it.

[Thinkin' Gal]

This is a miracle. He must have written something very important in it.

Shema Israel adonai elohenu adonai echad...

[sheik yerbouty]

"POE=OPE"..

[WaterDragon]

What a treasure!

[Catspaw]

His wife is going to treasure Ramon's diary always. It's a precious last gift. I hope someday it's displayed for the Israeli people.

[pabianice]

Neither the Native American, nor NASA officials, knew what the pages meant until they were shown to Ramon's wife, Rona, who had remained in Houston after the Feb. 1 tragedy.

An Indian I can believe, but not one person at NASA can read Hebrew? Cummon!

[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

[SJackson]

She just flitted right over there from Houston, huh?... Is she employed? Who paid for this? Worse yet, she and her family want to become Americans and live in Houston. Shameful, isn't it?

[Cowboy Bob]

But no one knew of its existence until a Native American scouring Texas fields for debris...

This is a bit too PC for me. Why couldn't the author just write "a volunteer scouring the Texas fields...?"