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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...:'(

Tragic accident.

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

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.

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.

Quote, originally posted by Feelin’ The Vibe »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.

yeah i had to stop there.

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

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.."

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.

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