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33 years ago today. Where were you during the Challenger disaster?
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:40 am
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:40 am
The voice of the Tigers: " I was at home on a snow day eating Cheerios 33 years ago today."
I was at school in the cafeteria watching on monitors. Turned into a bad day real quick.
The first, “where were you?” moment for our generation.
This Day in History: Challenger space shuttle explosion kills seven
Among those on board was New Hampshire high school teacher Christa McAuliffe, who had been chosen by NASA to be the first teacher in space. She was going to work on the crew as a payload specialist. The other six crew members were payload specialist Gregory Jarvis, mission specialist Judith A. Resnik, mission commander Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, mission specialist Ronald E. McNair, pilot Mike J. Smith and mission specialist Ellison S. Onizuka.
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Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:41 am to Tiger Ree
2nd grade classroom.
Didn’t really understand what happened.
Didn’t really understand what happened.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:41 am to Tiger Ree
In college.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:41 am to Tiger Ree
Watching it on TV in elementary school.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:41 am to Tiger Ree
Still in my dad’s scrotum
But from what I understand, still he biggest and best example if management fricking up technical expertise. I’ve been told that the engineer reaponsible for the whole launch (can’t remember the title) was told to take off his engineering hat and put in his managers hat when deciding wether to delay the launch due to the cold. If that’s true, I’d still be pissed at whatever bean counter pushed that decision.
But from what I understand, still he biggest and best example if management fricking up technical expertise. I’ve been told that the engineer reaponsible for the whole launch (can’t remember the title) was told to take off his engineering hat and put in his managers hat when deciding wether to delay the launch due to the cold. If that’s true, I’d still be pissed at whatever bean counter pushed that decision.
This post was edited on 1/28/19 at 8:46 am
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:42 am to Tiger Ree
Watching on the monitor at Michoud along with coworkers. As we had done for every prior launch. No one was sure what happened at first . But, it was like "wow that doesn't look right".
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:43 am to Tiger Ree
I was 3 years old
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:45 am to Tiger Ree
14 years old and was at home sick.
Watched it live.
Called my mom at work when it happened.
Watched it live.
Called my mom at work when it happened.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:45 am to Tiger Ree
Not born yet.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:45 am to Tiger Ree
College campus. I could overhear people talking about the shuttle launch and was a little confused as shuttle launches were ALMOST non-events by that time. Then I heard the details.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:46 am to Tiger Ree
On my ship in the Med. We were working on deck when word came. We stopped and stared at each other, there were a few four letter words respectfully uttered, and then we went back to work.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:46 am to Tiger Ree
I remember getting a po boy with my dad in metairie
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:47 am to Tiger Ree
Science class, senior year of high school
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:47 am to Tiger Ree
I was at the Mr. Gatti's at Essen & Perkins.
Which amazingly is still in business.
Which amazingly is still in business.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:47 am to Tiger Ree
Freshman in HS. TV in Mr Garrett's history class. Whole lot of whoas and holy shits tossed out around the room. Most of the teachers scurried around talking adult to adult until they all figured out someone might want to get to classes and try to talk through what we all just saw.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:48 am to Tiger Ree
Watching live with the rest of my school. The school sent everyone home early that day.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:48 am to Tiger Ree
Senior year in HS. Our lunch break was during 4th period Physics.
Came back from lunch and the teacher told us she had some really bad news. A buddy, joking, said "What, did the space shuttle blow up?" Had no idea.
Came back from lunch and the teacher told us she had some really bad news. A buddy, joking, said "What, did the space shuttle blow up?" Had no idea.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:48 am to Tiger Ree
Somewhere inside my dad's ballsack
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:49 am to Tiger Ree
Snuggling random chicks on campus...duh
Posted on 1/28/19 at 8:50 am to Tiger Ree
In school at LSU. Sitting out back of the Law Center on a break when we heard about it.
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