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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Sunday, February 01, 2004 ::
Hail Columbia
One year ago today-- I was woken up with a call from a co-worker. To be honest, like so many others, I just sort of took the landing for granted, and paid no attention to it. When I left work Friday, I knew they were coming in sometime soon, and so when the phone rang that morning, I assumed Columbia was already down safely, so my friend's first words to me were confusing. "I think they've lost the Shuttle" My thought process was something along the lines of --"Lost" it? Did they look the last place they put it? How do you lose... Oh. My God. My God. No. I turned on the TV immediately, but, of course, at that time, there were few answers to be had. I made a few phone calls myself, as much to let others know as because I needed to hear friendly voices. I don't know how many hours I spend in front of the television. The in-laws came into town that day. I think they thought I was just being anti-social. They didn't, couldn't, understand. Beyond that, the details sort of fade as they day goes on. I remember watching TV, a lot. I remember being on the phone, a lot. I remember that I cried. And I have plenty since. I do remember the gut-wrenching emptiness, because it still comes back easily under certain circumstances.