[George W. Bush]

Ivan.......Is Tony Blair still in the US? Was he here for the weekend or just yesterday?

I hope Tony is still here in the States. Despite misgivings I have about his domestic policies, he's a good and loyal friend to us.

[Wyatt's Torch]

Remember the enormous celebrations in Israel when Columbia took off? It will be very sad to see the reaction both in Lsrael and the Islamic countries after this disaster.

[MadIvan]

I believe Blair came back yesterday evening.

Regards, Ivan

[George W. Bush]

Since this was a civilian crew, we can assume they didn't launch any military satellites.

Anyone know the status of our big KH spy satellites? It's pretty certain we won't be able to launch more for a while and the shuttle is the only way to carry our biggest spy birds into space. That's one of the main reasons why we've been stuck with the current shuttle design up till now.