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re: 29 years ago today: Space Shuttle Challenger exploded
Posted on 1/28/15 at 8:42 am to mikelbr
Posted on 1/28/15 at 8:42 am to mikelbr
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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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Posted on 1/28/15 at 8:48 am to htownjeep
yeah, the fact that classrooms around the country were watching because there was a teacher on board made an already tragic situation even more tragic.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 8:53 am to htownjeep
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In '85 they had got to the point where it was kind of ho-hum
This was one of the first missions where I didn't know a single one of the crew. I had been in meetings where Scobee and/or Smith were present, but had never had a one-on-one discussion with either of them.
I was in my truck driving between buildings at NASA when I heard the about it on the radio. I went straight home and watched the coverage for the rest of the day.
My heart fell when I first saw that two-headed prong trajectory. Never felt so sad about a non-relative tragedy.
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