My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country.At 9:00 a.m. this morning, Mission Control in Houston lost contact with our Space Shuttle Columbia.A short time later, debris was seen falling from the skies above Texas.The Columbia is lost; there are no survivors.

　　我的美国同胞们，今天传来噩耗，巨大的悲痛降临我们的国家。今早9点钟，位于休斯敦的航天地面指挥中心同我们的“哥伦比亚”号航天飞机失去了联系。此后不久，便发现得克萨斯州的上空有残骸飘落。“哥伦比亚”号失事，无一人生还。