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nitpicked

(1,015 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:29 PM Jan 28

Link to Wikipedia on the OLD disaster (Challenger)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster

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Link to Wikipedia on the OLD disaster (Challenger) (Original Post) nitpicked Jan 28 OP

I witnessed it happen in person. Tommy Carcetti Jan 28 #1

Watched it explode from my front yard. As if the explosion wasn't awful enough, the Y-shaped allegorical oracle Jan 28 #4

I remember that as well. Tommy Carcetti Jan 28 #6

Our 2nd grade class watched it happen on live tv berniesandersmittens Jan 28 #5

One of my coworkers told me it exploded nitpicked Jan 28 #2

My mom and I were eating lunch at a joint called the Bar-Q when it came on the TV. LeftInTX Jan 28 #3

I was a 6th grade science teacher TexasBushwhacker Jan 28 #7

Tommy Carcetti

(43,778 posts)

1. I witnessed it happen in person.

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:32 PM

Jan 28

We initially thought it was a normal launch until we got back in our car and heard over the radio that it had exploded.

allegorical oracle

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4. Watched it explode from my front yard. As if the explosion wasn't awful enough, the Y-shaped

Reply to Tommy Carcetti (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 05:29 PM

Jan 28

smoky trail remained up in the cold, clear blue sky all damned day. It just slowly wafted along with the breezes to remind us no matter where we went.

Tommy Carcetti

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6. I remember that as well.

Reply to allegorical oracle (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 05:58 PM

Jan 28

My family was on vacation and driving up through Florida.

I remember we were driving through Jacksonville about 2-3 hours after the explosion and could still see the residual Y-shaped contrail from over 100 miles away.