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Post by ck100 on Jan 29, 2021 1:28:35 GMT
January 28th marks the 35th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger explosion. This was the space shuttle that exploded on live TV due to a faulty O-ring seal just 73 seconds after lift off. Any of you remember this?  |
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Post by Prime etc. on Jan 29, 2021 17:06:16 GMT
"We have had a major malfunction."
I cant remember if we watched it as it was happening. I know it was shown in class-but maybe not ours.
I think someone came in and said the shuttle exploded.
Another class was watching it.
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Post by MCDemuth on Jan 29, 2021 20:24:24 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Jan 31, 2021 18:50:29 GMT
73 seconds. That's just so haunting to think about.
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Post by Spitfire926f on Feb 15, 2021 16:44:42 GMT
"We have had a major malfunction." I cant remember if we watched it as it was happening. I know it was shown in class-but maybe not ours. I think someone came in and said the shuttle exploded. Another class was watching it. I remember this as well. I was in the third grade and someone came in and told my teacher. |
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Post by sjg on Feb 15, 2021 17:38:37 GMT
I remember it well but i don't think i watched the launch live. Not long ago i read a really long article about it and a long section of it detailed what the crew went through. The cockpit survived the explosion and was separated from the rest of the shuttle and tumbled through a long ark before smashing back to earth. They think the crew were alive for quite a bit after the explosion because control and switch positions suggest the pilot tried to regain control which obviously didn't work. I can't imagine what it would have been like to be in their shoes and it gives me goosebumps thinking about it.
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