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22 Years Ago Today - Space Shuttle Columbia Accident
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:07 am
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:07 am
STS-107 broke-up over TX during reentry killing the crew of seven astronauts.
I remember waking up on a Saturday morning much like today, shortly thereafter seeing the breakup footage. It was a sad time.
I remember waking up on a Saturday morning much like today, shortly thereafter seeing the breakup footage. It was a sad time.
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Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:13 am to meeple
There are still parts of it at the bottom of Toledo Bend
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:15 am to meeple
The black dude was from Tampa and briefly talked to the broadcast crew during the Super Bowl.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:15 am to meeple
Believe it or not…..Trumps fault
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:16 am to meeple
That is the only reason I stopped trying to become an astronaut.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:26 am to meeple
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I remember waking up on a Saturday morning much like today, shortly thereafter seeing the breakup footage. It was a sad time.
Except for the fact it happened on a Monday.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:29 am to Lieutenant Dan
Thought it was a Sunday?
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:32 am to meeple
A Saturday morning like today. I had a basketball game that morning and heard about it in the parking lot after the game. I was fascinated by space as a kid so I watched the news all day and into the night. I remember thinking Rick Husband was a pretty cool dude. Debris was found all over Texas and Louisiana. This is the pretty infamous radar return.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:38 am to Lieutenant Dan
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Except for the fact it happened on a Monday
I was off work when it happened so definitely not Monday
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:38 am to 257WBY
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Thought it was a Sunday?
It was a Monday.
I remember the teacher wheeled in the tube TV & we watched it in elementary school.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:39 am to Lieutenant Dan
Saturday. Morning to be exact and sunny skies
This post was edited on 2/1/25 at 8:41 am
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:41 am to stout
I always thought it was awesome how the shuttle would re-enter over Louisiana. It was cool to have that connection to the space shuttle program. It was low enough to be pretty distinct glowing orange and flying across the sky. Then the sonic boom would rattle the house. They change the re-entry path to over the Gulf as a direct result of Columbia.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:41 am to Lieutenant Dan
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remember the teacher wheeled in the tube TV & we watched it in elementary school.
You’re probably thinking of Challenger (Jan 28, 1986), and that was a Tuesday
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:41 am to 4x4tiger
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Saturday. Morning to be exact
ETA: I was the one wrong.
This post was edited on 2/1/25 at 8:51 am
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:42 am to Lieutenant Dan
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:43 am to Lieutenant Dan
February 1, 2003 was undeniably a fricking Saturday. The frick is wrong with some of y'all?
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:43 am to Lieutenant Dan
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It was a Monday.
I remember the teacher wheeled in the tube TV & we watched it in elementary school.
You either have a bad memory of your teacher recorded the event and replayed it for your class. It was a Saturday
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:44 am to MoarKilometers
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February 1, 2003 was undeniably a fricking Saturday.
It's like this information is difficult to look upPosted on 2/1/25 at 8:48 am to meeple
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You’re probably thinking of Challenger (Jan 28, 1986), and that was a Tuesday
I 100% am. I saw the curly headed lady and assumed it was teacher.
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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard.
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The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on a Monday, January 28, 1986. The shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launching from the Kennedy Space Center.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:48 am to Traveler
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Lock the doors
Leroy Cain is a class act. I can’t imagine being in his shoes or anyone else in the room. They were practically like family with astronauts.
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