Goddammit.

I don't know what bothers me more... the tragedy (which made me intensely nauseous and more than a little choked up), or the predictable neo-ludditic anti-space exploration response that is sure to follow.

To be honest, I can't focus on either. All I can see when I think about this is a charred NASA patch and a flight helment, found lying on a rural road in Texas.

I've never felt so helpless.