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I'm glad to have this thread, I missed the part with the shenanigans earlier. I don't have the chance to be at the tv all day so I've seen pics on this thread that I haven't seen before.

I just wanted to share my thoughts. It is still so unbelievable to me that the shuttle broke apart. Looking at these pics helps me to reconcile my shock and disbelief with reality. We are also looking at the heart of our nation, folks who probably will never be seen again in photos so widely distributed. People like us whose expressions show what we are feeling;sadness, unbelief, shock.

I don't feel like the folks in the pics are posing, per se, but they are perfectly natural just like I would be if it were me. I think I would probably have sat staring at it until the authorities came to take it away. Seriously, there has never been anything this serious happen in their lives. They are forever changed as we all are. I'm sure if it were up to any of them they would have chosen never to have to be included in such a horrible disaster.

Looking at the pieces of the shuttle is hard, especially the pic of the helmet and shoe. I personally have a hard time to call any of it debris. It is the shuttle in pieces, debris would be something they would discard from the shuttle. I know that debris is the term that NASA uses a lot, it's just hard for me.

Seeing the pics gets me to thinking even more...wondering what the astronauts last moments may have been like. I pray they felt no pain and did not realize what was happening. I don't believe there will ever be any pics of their bodies released nor should there be.

This is such a sad event. I thank God every day for my life and I have for some time. It is hard to understand why people who were so smart and dedicated have been taken from us. They contributed so much and have sacrificed much more than many of us will. They were blessed to spend their last moments doing what they loved, and at the same time it is sad that they did not get to spend their last moments of life with their loved ones.

Thanks for letting me take up some time with my thoughts. I have no intent of causing anyone to argue. I guess I just needed to get this out, but the sadness is still here in me.