Do you remember where you were and what you were doing when the space shuttle Columbia exploded in 1986 ?
2006-09-08 13:36:59 · 32 answers · asked by 8upcoaldigger69 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I would like to correct the above question....It is supposed to be the "Challenger" not "Columbia". I apologize for any confusion......
The actual date was January 25th, 1986.
2006-09-09 12:01:43 · update #1
I was helping my brother swamp a bar and stocking coolers. We watched it as it lifted off and then there was the awful explosion and all those lives vanished in an instant.
2006-09-08 13:45:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was in a computer science class; I walked into the student union, and the first thing I saw was a taped replay of the explosion. I had been (and still am) a fan of the space program for a long time (I was already 2 years old when Sputnik was launched!), and knew there had to come a time when something went wrong; I didn't realize it would be such a shock, of course - nobody expects that to happen - but I suppose I wasn't terribly surprised when Challenger exploded, or when Columbia disintegrated - both were, unfortunately, a matter of time. And as many in the space program have said, it is likewise unfortuantely a matter of time until other accidents occur.
2006-09-08 13:41:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I was living in Lakeland, Florida. I was outside and watching the space shuttle go up. I remember thinking that it didn't look right. Especially when it went in two different directions. I knew right away that something was wrong, but, had no idea that I was watching a devastating, tragedy. I was 24 years years old.
2006-09-09 12:18:48 · answer #3 · answered by Painter Lady 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I was in Arizona attending a tech school and just before I walked out the door I saw the news report....I was glued to the TV the rest of the afternoon
2006-09-08 13:38:47 · answer #4 · answered by Aztek G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think I was in 1st or 2nd grade.. and I had NO IDEA why the teachers and staff we're so shaken and crying..
I was never educated about it when I got home.. so many many years later when I discovered that was what happened when I was so young.. it dawned on me why the emotion at school and who the lady was that was being showed on the news.
Btw.. I love your tattoo
2006-09-11 07:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by Tah Dah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was working two jobs at the time, but I had that day off from both of them and saw the whole thing.
It was a very sad day.
2006-09-08 13:38:53 · answer #6 · answered by Biker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was a Jr. in high school. I was home sick that day. I heard it on the radio, then my dad called me and told me to turn on the TV.
2006-09-08 13:41:47 · answer #7 · answered by Green Arrow 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was in 10th grade science class and they announced it over the school PA system
2006-09-08 22:12:39 · answer #8 · answered by unpronounceable 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup cleaning the living room at 827 N Lincoln and watching it on tv.
2006-09-08 13:38:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I was only 8 yrs old at the time,wasn't doing much.
2006-09-08 14:16:35 · answer #10 · answered by Celebrity girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋