STS-51-L 25th Anniversary

[bdc30]

Hard to believe it's been 25 years since the shuttle Challenger exploded. I still remember coming home from school for lunch to my mother in tears watching the news coverage.

May her crew rest in peace.

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[Ed Monton]

I was traveling in Asia when that happened. I remember reading about it in the newspaper in Sri Lanka. Long time ago, that.

 

[Craig Mac]

Yeah, we had a half day at school because of snow that day. When I came home my mom told me it had just happened. It is hard to believe it has been 25 years now.....

 

[blooz4u]

I was sick from school that day.. I remember how sad I was.

RIP Challenger crew.

 

[dpricenator]

We watched it live on TV in the 4th grade. we did not know what happened but all the teachers were very upset.

 

[treatneggy]

I was on duty in the military (comm center operator) when that happened. We had a tiny portable TV in the communications center to pass the time when it was slow and my supervisor was watching the launch coverage, and I remember coming back in from a bathroom break and my superviser was like 'holy sh!t - you missed it - the space shuttle blew up'

We sat there for the rest of the day and watched the re-caps and the coverage of the search-and-rescue for the remains.

 

[GoingPostal]

I remember watching it in school. Remeber first time a civilian, a teacher, was going into space. then when the shuttle exploded the teacher turned off the tv and we just sat there for a couple of minutes then back to our books. Just remeber all the staff being real sad and all the kids just asking what happended.

 

[terrantheman]

Shoot I remember watching this at school in complete and total disbelief, one of the saddest days in American history, imho.

 

[Alwayslit]

Wow....25 years. My they RIP.