I remember it like people say they remember where they were and what they were doing when President Kennedy was assasinated. I was taking lunch at a retail store I worked at and was watching my soaps, probably Y&R in the breakroom and a guy got up and turned the TV station without asking and I getting upset for his rudeness. I understood why when I saw everyone watching the Challenger explode in the air. It was played over and over again. WOW. It was so sad.
2007-10-18 14:03:55
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answered by Chickee 2
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I was living in Germany at the time and listening to the broadcast of the launch on the radio. I was working in a snack bar and feeling a little irritated that my co-worker hadn't shown up yet. It was early in the evening and I knew it was late morning in Florida. I heard the announcer say that something horrible had happened but I couldn't figure out what it was. Over the next few minutes, I kept hearing about the shuttle exploding just after liftoff. I couldn't believe it. I vaguely remembered Apollo 1 and how the three astronauts had died when their capsule caught fire and they were trapped inside. I was hoping the astronauts were all right but when I viewed the footage of the explosion later on, I could see there was no way they could have survived.
2007-10-18 14:13:29
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answered by RoVale 7
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My spouse and that i had in simple terms come out of my computing gadget keep interior the backyard Gate Mall (a small save complicated on Park highway in iciness Park, Florida.) We have been on the 2nd floor with a sparkling view of the chilly, cloudless sky to the east. somebody's radio had in simple terms reminded us that the Challenger had released. We had under no circumstances considered a vapor path chop up off like that before so I went decrease back to take heed to the radio. It customary the worst. I instructed my spouse, and we held one yet another and cried as we regarded on the vapor trails that represented peoples' lives lost interior the exploration that pushes mankind's obstacles into the unknown.
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answered by Anonymous
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I remember that day. I was in 7th grade, and during lunch people were discussing the Challenger and that it exploded. At first I thought they meant someone had blown it up. Tragic. Ron McNair ... one of the Challenger astronauts .... was from Lake City .... a small town not far from here.
2007-10-18 14:07:45
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answered by Cindy 4
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I remember listening to the radio while driving to Colorado. Early in the morning they siad there was ice build up on the external tank. I can only think of how much damage it will cause if it did not thaw.
2007-10-18 14:36:05
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answered by Yulik MahBaht 4
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1/28/1986
Was in WPB Fl . at a Wendy's Listing to the launch on the radio ,
and saw it explode . Never forget it .
2007-10-18 14:06:43
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answered by bigfred1954 4
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I was in a local restaurant, thought about all the amazing people onboard, including Sally Ride, was stunned & sad.
I was 21 & have been skeptical of NASA since that day..
2007-10-18 14:00:53
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answered by jennie 4
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I remember that day ALL TOO WELL. It was horrid, and it still is horrid. So was the loss of the Columbia, on its way 'home' from space.
We STILL NEED TO EXPLORE SPACE, though ... especially with Global Warming, because otherwise, the people on this planet may not SURVIVE.
2007-10-18 14:01:28
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answered by Kris L 7
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Who doesn't remember it, if you are of that generation. Where were you when it happened? I was in an office, doing my work, when my supervisor, who had a TV (go figure) yelled for all of us to come into her office. I cried internally, not believing what I saw. Similar to 9-ll-01...same helplessness. Powerlessness is frightening to me.
2007-10-18 14:00:51
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answered by dutchlady 5
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That one was an easy one to remember. I watched the tradgedy when it came on the news and it shocked me. Like you I was about 24.
2007-10-18 14:07:21
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answered by Belgariad 6
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