Where were you when the challenger exploded?

Question

I was in first grade in the lunch room. A teacher came to our table and told us. Very tragic.

Answer 1

I was in my lab. When I heard what had happened, I walked over to the student union to watch the news.

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Answer 2

I just happened to be home sick from school that day, and after waking up, got up and turned on the TV. I missed the actual event by about 45 minutes, but they showed it over and over and over again. The thing that amazed me the most was the insistence by the anchors for a time to act like there was no confirmation of the passenger's deaths. I thought that was bizarre. And I know that poor mom was in total shock, but they kept showing her expression over and over, which appeared to look like she was wondering what happened, rather than realizing her daughter was dead.

I also found it interesting that the extra burst of flame that was a result of the damage that ultimately caused the Challenger to explode was visible to the naked eye in the videos repeatedly, and I never heard any of the news analysis (which was speculating at causality for hours) point that out.

It was especially tragic, because the Space Shuttle had been the biggest triumph for NASA (and by extension, the US) since landing on the moon.

Answer 3

I was in the Navy, in a class at the base in Coronado, California (near San Diego). We didn't hear about it until later in the day. But when we heard, we were allowed to go back to the barracks and watch it all on TV. How very tragic.

Answer 4

I was at work when one of our secretaries came running into the dental lab and told us what had happened..we turned on a television the Dr had stashed in the back room and watched the replays....It was very tragic.

Answer 5

I was in 5th grade acting as a library aide with another student. We watched it happen and told the librarian who made us tell our teacher, who then made us go to the office and tell the principal, very hard for a 10 year old but I know I will never forget.

Answer 6

I was 20, and home from college. My fiance's good friend was the commander's son. Very tragic day. I light a candle for the families of the crew every year.

Answer 7

We were in Arkansas. I was 13 and my sister was 11, and after my parents divorced, my sister and I would skip school a lot. We would walk to school, talk to our friends, and when the bell rang...we would just walk back home. We had skipped school that day and we were watching the news when the Challenger took off and exploded.

Answer 8

Actually in the teacher's lounge, I'd just finished the morning class and walked in to hear about the Challenger. Kids were pretty upset that afternoon as was I , we said some prayers together for their souls.

Answer 9

Standing in my office. Looking at a direct linked monitor. and I know my mouth fell. Someone said threes a light show NASA Must Have put on a show. I thought now that not right. The Sally Ride Was on it. I panicked. Quietly of coursed. Then they announced It. I just could not believe it. The faces of them waving. MAN> i cant believe it. I was in the military.

Answer 10

Okay,.. in class, we all were watching it on TV, when it exploded the teacher cried and turned it off, soon the principal held an assembly... I didn't know what happened til they said it. I must have been slow or something.

Answer 11

On a undisclosed military location, watching the launch.
Myself and about 12 other instructors had taken time from our
duties to watch it on the breakroom TV.