Tribute to the Astronauts of space shuttle Columbia

The only motto of their mission was to help humankind to find the way to fight against its unsolved problems. They had successfully completed the mission of experimenting in zero gravity and researching on the effects of space on health and they were just minutes away from wrapping up 16 days of their stay and work in space, however; they could not return back to their home planet successfully. We, as a human, owe a lot to them. Lets pay a tribute to this group of heroes which also includes the daughter of India, Kalpana Chawala.

"All mankind is in their debt.
Each of these astronauts had the daring and discipline required of their calling. Each of them knew great endeavors are inseparable from great risk, and each of them accepted those risks willingly, even joyfully, in the cause of discovery.
We really are pound of these great people." - Dattatreya Sakrepatna, Bangalore, India

"Once again been struck with the loss,loss of great minds and courageous people . First Apollo, then Challenger, and now Columbia. I grieve for the
crew and for their families." - Meena Nandy, Bangalore, India

"I deeply feel the loss of seven wonderful people in this earth who sacrificed their life for noble cause. May their soul live in peace and may God give courage & strength to their families to bear this tragedy." - Gagan Shrestha, Nepal

If you want, you can also send your words of condolence and I will post it in this blog.