Challenger 25Y Anniversary
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- mg33
I can still remember that like yesterday. I was in second grade in school and the pastor (went to private school at that age) came in and told us what happened. I remember all of us crying but I don't think we got to watch the footage until we were at home that day.
- bulletfactory0
I too was in 2nd grade. This seemed like back when shuttle launches were an occasion to cancel lessons and gather in the library to watch it live... Or at least our school did.
- mg330
Same here. I remember watching some of them live, huddled around the one or two tv's our school had. With that teacher on board that was a huge deal, like, it was unbelievable to kids that a REGULAR WOMAN could go be on the space shuttle. I know at that age you hold astronauts in such high esteem, so it was pretty awesome that some teacher, AND a woman teacher was going to space.
- dirtydesign0
dangnabbit think the darntootin thang esploded
- marychain0
Watched it live right here in Florida....horrible day....
- SteveJobs0
damn..
- arthur0
I was in art class in 6th or 7th grade, think I was working on a Robotech silkscreen. I can remember working at my table and looking up at the loudspeaker as the principal came on and told us the news. The whole class remained silent for the rest of the period and everyone was in shock for the rest of the day. I kept thinking about the fact that a teacher was on board.
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- fooler0
I was a freshman in High School and one of our science teachers was an alternate for the flight. They gave us the option to ditch class and watch the launch live on the TV in the library so almost the entire school was packed into the library, standing room only, watching on a small 36" tube TV on a rolling media stand.
When it happen I still remember the look on the science teachers face as he turned and walked out of the room.I didn't have the same reaction, as a teenage boy I thought the explosion looked cool not even thinking of the life that was lost.
- kona0
We watched it live in the library. They called the whole school in and we all gathered around the TVs they had set up. I just remember the deafening silence in the library after it exploded.
- kona0
Over the years I've heard from a few radio stations that have had in people from one agency or another, who have said that NASA has audio of the crew after the explosion. From what they said the explosion didn't kill the crew, and that they were alive (and burning and screaming) for a few minutes during the fall and couldn't do anything about it. No idea if it's true or not, but the thought of it is horrible enough.
- scarabin0
they made us sing a song about it to all the parents and teachers, who sat around sobbing
- SteveJobs0
^ i think they died from impact of vessel hitting the ocean at over 200mph freefall, which was suggested as a few of their reserver air tanks had been engaged. the seperation seen in the footage wouldn't have cause any injury unless the cabin failed to maintain pressure. although it doesn't appear as such, there wasn't acually an explosion, but a leak and disintegration.
- ntslide0
The Challenger is my first conscious memory. I was in kindergarten and I remember thinking the explosion was all part of the way the shuttle launched. I think I said that the rockets were separating from the shuttle (I was obsessed with space shuttles even then). My first memory and I was wrong about something... ah nothing's changed...
- TheMagicSheep0
i don't remember but the story goes: i was two years old. my mom and i were in the living room and she teasing me or something. then at one point, i turned and fell into the fireplace busting open my forehead. so, naturally, i was bawling and bleeding. she was trying to calm me down to see how bad it really was, so, she turned on the tv. on came the live broadcast of the launch. it wasn't on for more 5 seconds when it exploded.
- autoflavour0
i totally remember this, i was watching tv before school and they interupted the cartoons with news of it happening.
i can still see it clearly in my head.. we had a old tv from the 70's, one of that had a wooden case.. and a dial you had to turn to change the channel.
25 years eh? fuck..
- autoflavour0
hey george, they are not having trouble are they?
no, shuttle launches often include rockets shooting off into separate directions shortly after lift off
- dijitaq0
i was in the sixth grade. i remembered my classmate running to our class and yelling that the challenger exploded. we thought she was kidding but soon after the principal made an announcement on the p.a. most of us went to the library and watched the replay.
25 years didn't seem that long ago.