Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, --and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of --Wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air...
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark or even eagle flew --
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

Please visit the NASA website for the latest information on the Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy

Announcement by President Bush regarding the Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy,  01 Feb 2003

Statement by President Bush at the Shuttle Columbia Crew Memorial Service in Houston, 04 Feb 2003

Letter to America from the Families of the Shuttle Columbia's Crew

Donate to the Families of the Shuttle Crew

NASA Identifies Foam Flaw That Killed Astronauts
from ABC News - 13 August 2004

STS-114 Tribute to Fallen Astronauts and Cosmonauts 08/04/05

Photos courtesy of NASA