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re: 29 years ago today: Space Shuttle Challenger exploded

Posted on 1/28/15 at 8:32 am to
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 1/28/15 at 8:32 am to
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There were 9 STS missions in 1985 alone. The year before the tragedy.


That's crazy. I guess at that age I thought they only launched when we saw them on TV.
Posted by htownjeep
Republic of Texas
Member since Jun 2005
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Posted on 1/28/15 at 8:42 am to
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That's crazy. I guess at that age I thought they only launched when we saw them on TV.

In '85 they had got to the point where it was kind of ho-hum. The only reason a lot of people in here saw it live in school because this was going to be the first teacher in space. It was a huge deal for teachers and schools and they were very excited.
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