Remembering the Challenger

[GypsySorcerer]

Today marks the 19th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy. I was four when it happened, and it is the first news event that I remember. So sad.

[wondergirl9847]

I was 8. I can't remember exactly, but I think our school had brought in a TV into our small lunchroom (small private school) and we watched it, and when it blew up, it was just unbelievable. :distress: Also, the more recent Columbia disaster happening just brought back those memories and being in Texas where lots of the debris fell...:(

[SuzeQuze]

I was 8. I can't remember exactly, but I think our school had brought in a TV into our small lunchroom (small private school) and we watched it, and when it blew up, it was just unbelievable. :distress: Also, the more recent Columbia disaster happening just brought back those memories and being in Texas where lots of the debris fell...:(

Initially I thought they were rerunning the Challenger footage when Columbia went down, I couldn't believe it would happen again.

I was in 9th grade and in Biology class during the Challenger disaster. My teacher was so excited because Christa Mcauliff was going up and she had been talking about it for a long time. She was so shocked after it happened that she couldn't do anything to console us, she wasn't speaking at all. It was so horrible.

[ontheEdgeof17]

The video image of the event is engraved in my brain.

[hypnotized]

I find out about the explosion until after school. I walked in the door. My younger brother asked me "Didyou hear about the Challenger?" I said jokingly. "Did it blow up?" He replied "Yes" Definitely a sad day.

[DrummerDeanna]

I was six - and I don't actually have any memories of the actual event - I didn't find out about it by watching - it was more word of mouth - everyone was talking about it. So sad.

Then several years later I did a report for a class on Christa Mcauliff - I must have been in third grade or so when I did that - I was MAJORLY into space and everything about it at that time....

I didn't realize today was the anniversary - you'd think that would have gotten more attention in the media :shrug:

[skcin]

The video image of the event is engraved in my brain.

Yes, it will always be there for me too. I remember the footage, and the fact that all the teachers at my elementary school were whispering to eachother & crying. So sad. :(

[SuzeQuze]

Yes, it will always be there for me too. I remember the footage, and the fact that all the teachers at my elementary school were whispering to eachother & crying. So sad. :(

It was awful for the teachers because they identified with her. There's a museum for her in NH which I haven't yet been to. I was traumatized by the gruesomeness of the descriptions of remains found. The poor families, and Ms Mcauliff's students. :distress:

[GypsySorcerer]

It was awful for the teachers because they identified with her. There's a museum for her in NH which I haven't yet been to. I was traumatized by the gruesomeness of the descriptions of remains found. The poor families, and Ms Mcauliff's students. :distress:

Yes. I always felt for Christa McAuliffe's poor students who were watching. :distress:

[Villavic]

Yes. I always felt for Christa McAuliffe's poor students who were watching. :distress:

I was 19, at college. I was arriving to class where fellows were talking about it and I then learned about the tragedy. I couldn't believe it, I think we were too sure about the security of those ships and systems. And when I knew the cause and about the people involved that did nothing in spite of the warnings, I was very upset.

[catinthedark]

I was 15, and I was home sick that day by myself. I saw it happen live on TV, and I watched all day and all night. I kept on thinking there might be a chance they were alive. I couldn't stop watching and hoping. The way I tell it is that I saw that shuttle blow up about 50 times that day, and then I had nightmares about it all night. I'll never forget it. It so horrendously sad.

[sara1998]

Wow. 19 Years today? I can't believe it. I was in 2nd grade. I remember the teacher told us about it when it happened. I do remember going home and watching the footage. The image is engraved in my memory too. Sad day.... :(

[irishgrl]

I remember vividly, I happened to have the tv on, and of course the networks all cut in for live shots of the launch, and it cutaway to the spectators in the stand and you could see when you watched them, when they pointed and clapped, they had NO idea what happened, it didnt sink in for them until a split second later...I was standing in my front room with my jaw hanging open, goosebumps all over kinda in shock.....and then they replayed it and replayed it but they didnt show the audience reaction again because Im sure by then the audience in the stands were crying....it was SO very sad.....

[seeker007nmss]

God I feel old........I remember seeing the moon landing......

[irishgrl]

God I feel old........I remember seeing the moon landing......

I remember that too! it cut right into my afterschool cartoons! (I was watching Marine Boy and was mad that I had to see some doofus prancing around this ROCK and hearing static talking and all that...) I knew it was important but GAWD! so was Marine Boy!
:D I cant believe I was SO hung up on that show! (I was 10 at that time)

[welcomechris]

GOD BLESS! So upsetting. Rest in Peace :(



Thirty Years Ago to this very day.

[Macfanforever]

I remember that day.I was at my job in town.My boss brought out the portable TV and we watch and listen as the story unfold.

RIP Challenger crew.