Author Topic: 17 years ago today... (Read 1055 times)

Monk · « **Reply #15 on:** January 29, 2003, 05:40:58 AM »

In Beirut, fighting the "War against Terror"
..........long before the "War" started.

StSanta · « **Reply #16 on:** January 29, 2003, 05:58:12 AM »

At home. Wondering if it was a big hoax.

Much like 9/11 :/

X2Lee · « **Reply #17 on:** January 29, 2003, 06:09:57 AM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
I was teaching a special education science class. We were gathered round the TV watching the launch. I don't think anything was accomplished the rest of the day.

It was 14 degrees out with a windchill of under 10...
I stayed home cause it was too cold to work outside on the river.
I watched the launch and the explosion.
I cried.

Eagler · « **Reply #18 on:** January 29, 2003, 06:34:37 AM »

was working outside .. you could see the smoke trail, as usual from here, but it didn't look right. business band radio in van was going nuts 2 minutes later

ppl crying in the lunchroom watching the replay when I returned to office 10 minutes later .. sad day

LePaul · « **Reply #19 on:** January 29, 2003, 09:54:35 AM »

I was a sophmore in high school and they announced it on the intercom...

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #20 on:** January 29, 2003, 10:04:25 AM »

I saw it.... Haven't been back to a upclose and personal launch since....

Gunthr · « **Reply #21 on:** January 29, 2003, 10:35:45 AM »

I'll never forget the look on Mr. McAuliffe's face (father of teacher/astronaut Sharon McAuliffe)when the Challenger exploded. It slowly dawned on him that his daughter had just died. It was painfull to see this tradgedy happen - I felt so sorry for that guy. (His reaction was filmed live by a newscrew)

Hawklore · « **Reply #22 on:** January 29, 2003, 11:35:03 AM »

My mom watched that live

, and I watched John Glen take is last ride in school.

And during 9/11 I was asleep and woke up suddenly...right after the first plane hit...walked out of room to watch brothers and mom watching it unfold on TV.

narsus · « **Reply #23 on:** January 29, 2003, 11:44:06 AM »

was watching it in school 8th grade, had the TV in the classroom and everyone fell silent they had everyone go home early.

Sad Day

hawk220 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 29, 2003, 12:08:00 PM »

my older brother had just picked up a vhs recorder and he decided to record the launch to test it out for the first time...

Ripsnort · « **Reply #25 on:** January 29, 2003, 12:25:06 PM »

4 dates stand out in my head and I remember exactly what I was doing, and reactions at the respective times:

The day Kennedy was assassinated (I was 4, but I remember my mother crying, and the fear in my Dad's eye)

The day the first man landed on the moon.

The day the Challenger exploded.

9/11/01.

GB the Challenger crew.

jonnyb · « **Reply #26 on:** January 29, 2003, 01:06:53 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunthr
I'll never forget the look on Mr. McAuliffe's face (father of teacher/astronaut Sharon McAuliffe)when the Challenger exploded. It slowly dawned on him that his daughter had just died. It was painfull to see this tradgedy happen - I felt so sorry for that guy. (His reaction was filmed live by a newscrew)

Not to be a stickler...it was Christa McAuliffe...Not Sharon.

Furious · « **Reply #27 on:** January 29, 2003, 01:17:44 PM »

I watched it live as we were steaming off the coast of San Diego. Just had the picture on, no sound, while listening to the stereo.

Just after the explosion, the lyrics to the Cult's "Pheoenix" cut in.

Like the heat from a thousand suns that burns on
Rising ever higher
A Phoenix from a pyre

freaky wierd timing. lotta goose bumbs.

F.

sling322 · « **Reply #28 on:** January 29, 2003, 01:31:15 PM »

I was in the library in the 7th grade watching it live on TV with about 25 or 30 other students that thought it would be cool to watch a shuttle launch instead of running around outside.

When it all happened it was like a stunned silence. Then one kid asked, "Uh...its not supposed to look like that, right?" We had an announcement later in class that it had exploded and a moment of silence to go along with it.

Its one of those things that you will always remember where you were when it happened. Kinda like 9/11 I think. Or the Kennedy assassination for those that were alive then.

crowMAW · « **Reply #29 on:** January 29, 2003, 01:32:28 PM »

I grew up on Merritt Island (Kennedy Space Center is on Merritt Island) and I recall standing on the roof of my parents house watching John Young and Bob Crippen go up in Columbia on her maiden voyage. We had heard for months about all the problems and issues with shuttle. I recall that many of my friends and their parents (most of whom worked out at the Cape) were concerned about a catastrophe. Honestly, we were pleasently surprised when STS-1 survived the launch...but I think many of us in the area knew that it was a matter of time.

When Challenger exploded, my mom called me. Her first words were, "well, it finally happened." Sadly, it was not a surprise.

BTW, Frogm4n...where did you go to school?