We've sent off the initial message, and as you might expect, Washington has some questions.

"The initial message is that something needs to be done," he said.

Firefighters interviewed after the fire indicated that the initial messages to retreat were not received by companies working inside the building.

I can't even tell if our initial message got through to offworld elements of the fleet.

But he added that the initial message "suggests not to worry too much."

I received an initial message informing me that he expected to have some urgent information by this morning.

So my initial message hasn't changed at all; it's just the part of it I'm using.

After the initial message from CM-31 there has been no communication of any kind.

While there was much discussion about the initial e-mail messages, few people had seen transcripts.

That initial e-mail message brought out only five or six attendees.