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Where were you when the Challenger blew up?
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At my desk at Tinker Air Force Base working out a deployment schedule, just thinking about going to lunch, when someone came in and said the Challenger blew up. Met up with three other lieutenants and we went to the officers club for lunch where they had a TV to watch the video.
Ok, that reminds me of another launch failure, not nearly as gruesome ("only" a satellite), off to the Military Stories thread... Edited to Add: I just realized that this launch failure also on 17 January (i.e. today's date). In 1997.
Ok, that reminds me of another launch failure, not nearly as gruesome ("only" a satellite), off to the Military Stories thread... Edited to Add: I just realized that this launch failure also on 17 January (i.e. today's date). In 1997.
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^ this.
Working in the kitchen at TGI Friday's. We kept going out to the edge of the dining room where we could see the bar tv's.
thunderchicken
Grandmaster
Was in 1st grade watching live coverage of the launch and aftermath coverage the remainder of the day.
And miraculously nobody needed to go to a safe space.
And miraculously nobody needed to go to a safe space.
At that time I was leased to Foodliner, I was pulling a bulk tanker load of Urea pellets that I had picked up in south Georgia and was taking to New Jersey. I was probably in northern Virginia, on I 95 when it actually happened, heard about it on the radio as I was going around DC
Hoosier Carry
Expert
4th grade watching live on tv.
you guys are old!!
you guys are old!!
On top of a factory. Working on process refrigeration system. Pager went off. Called the shop. Dispatcher said my wife needed me to call. She told me what had happened. Terrible day. Terrible week.
Watch it, whipper snapper! My children are younger than you
hoosierdaddy1976
I Can't Believe it's not Shooter
4th grade class, getting ready for lunch and recess.
I was in 5th grade? Did not see it happen live. Our class heard about it and our teacher turned on the TV about 10 minutes after it happened.
On a side note, I was just at Kennedy Space Center and they have the Atlantis on display. I had forgotten how small the "living " area was in the shuttle. Made for a cozy trip in space.
On a side note, I was just at Kennedy Space Center and they have the Atlantis on display. I had forgotten how small the "living " area was in the shuttle. Made for a cozy trip in space.
