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January 28 - Anniversary of 1986 Challenger Accident Killing 7 Astronauts

hank
edited January 28 in Off-Topic
Suppose anyone who was alive at the time remembers where they were, what they were doing and how they learned of this horrific tragedy. A solemn day for sure. Temperatures in the 20s the night before along the Florida space-coast were a contributor. Bad engineering / quality control and inept launch / pre-launch decision-making were determined as the ultimate causes. Unlike today, this was a time of relative unity in our nation and pride in its accomplishments - none more symbolic of those achievements than the space shuttle program (editorializing mine).

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  • CrashCrash
    I was at school in Spokane. I watched it over and over, in disbelief. We lost 7 of the best and the brightest. Some involved in the decision to launch (or not) were in fact raising alarm bells. They were ignored.
  • MarkMark
    Yes, massive disbelief. I think it was heartbreaking for the nation as a whole. The teacher in space pre-launch buildup generated a lot of interest IIRC.
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