Godspeed and blessings to the Columbia crew and their families  

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: 
and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
2 Samuel 22:11

Credit: NASA.  This Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is November 10, 1996 
and is the Columbia in January of 1996. 
Columbia is the first NASA shuttle launched as STS-1 in April of 1981.  
Columbia shares its name with the Apollo 11 command module. 
Both launched from pad 39A.

In a clear, early-morning Texas sky the Columbia was lost February 1, 2003.
From NASA: "Columbia is named after a small sailing vessel that operated out of Boston in 1792 and explored the mouth of the Columbia River.
 One of the first ships of the U.S. Navy to circumnavigate the globe was named Columbia."

Sail on Columbia