Challenger: 25 years ago

808 Vibes · Post by **808 Vibes** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:31 pm

and the images and feelings are still vivid...of watching the live coverage because the first Hawaii-born astronaut/first Asian American in space was on board...:'(

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:43 pm

Tragic accident.

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:46 pm

Video link to the explosion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=fvst

03VibeOttawa · Post by **03VibeOttawa** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:04 am

I watched a few of the videos this morning. This one in particular had me pretty choked up, especially with the spectator reactions:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...latedTook me a couple of minutes to get my head together and leave for work this morning after watching it.

Wolfman213 · Post by **Wolfman213** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:39 am

This is probably one of my earliest childhood memories. I was in preshool and we all just got laid down on our cots for our naps. I remember all the teachers and staff watching the tv. I was watching it as well due to the direction I was facing and watched the explosion. Next thing I remember was hearing cries from the teachers and that was all I remembered. I was 4 at the time and that moment still sticks in my head.

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:30 am

Quote, originally posted by FeelinÃ¢Â€Â™ The Vibe Â»I watched a few of the videos this morning. This one in particular had me pretty choked up, especially with the spectator reactions:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...latedTook me a couple of minutes to get my head together and leave for work this morning after watching it. Parents watching their child killed in an explosion... Very difficult.

DressedInBlack · Post by **DressedInBlack** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:25 am

yeah i had to stop there.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:45 am

ya, hard to believe it's been that long. I remember when it happened too. Pretty freaking scary.

bodhi_tree777 · Post by **bodhi_tree777** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:25 am

I spent this afternoon at work reading a detailed history of the Challenger accident. I was only 6 when it happened, so a lot of the detail at the time was lost on me. Oddly enough, this photo stuck with me in a weird way:For those who don't know, the kid in the center with the glasses is Peter Billingsley, AKA "Ralphie" from "A Christmas Story". He was in the crowd that day as a spokesman for the Young Astronaut program. This photo was taken just a few seconds before the explosion. "The future does not belong to the timid.."

SlammedNiss · Post by **SlammedNiss** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:03 pm

I remember this day pretty good. I was sick at home this day watching The Price is Right when they interrupted the show to tell us what had happened.

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:13 am

my parents worked for NASA when that happened, and i was born a few months after the tragic accident..

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