I saw the Challenger disaster right after the explosion. In my Senior year at Florida Institute of Technology, I heard about the explosion on the radio. Just pulling out of the University parking lot. I got out of the car and looked up. That large bloom from the explosion and the two solid fuel rockets going off in different directions, then the pieces of Challenger falling are still burned in my memory over 38 years latter.
When I found out they lived through explosion more than likely. The long fall to the ground knowing you and your teammates were going to expire I can’t even imagine. The Astronauts after that mission were incredibly brave. Knowing that could happen.
Knowing first hand, every launch had o-ring blowouts, this one happened to blow toward the main fuel tank. I was watching the launch while having coffee. As soon as I saw what happened, I knew it was catastrophic. I am still haunted with the image. May the crew rest in peace.
The question is.... How many people lost their jobs, due to their incompetence and negligence, and how many people were charged with criminal negligence??? Nobody, justice wasnt served in this case!
What’s really sad is that the crew had turned on their emergency oxygen and were alive until they hit the water a friend of the pilot said he had no Doubt that he was trying to fly that wingless bird till the end
NASA was its own worst enemy in the challenger loss and later the Columbia. The seals would hold and no, the foam couldn’t damage the wing. Well, the o-rings did fail and foam punched a hole in the Columbia’s wing. I’d like to think that NASA would have discovered the damage to Columbia in the first days of flight and had an Apollo 13 type finest hour. Unfortunately it was not to be. I still blame NASA’s management. Enough, off my soap box.
I had started college in August 1985 and was at my college's library when my sister came running from her class. We had this wall of glass and i thought she was going to break the glass. She was crying. She didnt come in to the library. The glass was thick but not thick enough that i couldnt hear. We all were rooting for the teacher. They say you never forget where you were when tragedy strikes. I can still see my sister crying and the wall of glass between us.
Old NASA ( Post Apollo 1) used to listen to engineers, testing things over and over. Until they were happy. Sometimes they wore stuff out testing, but they didn't make unforced errors. Then the accountants took over. Now NASA runs a pretty good museum to greatness and thats about it. Its sad to see its decline and in such a short time.
So very sad that those 7 people could still be alive today with their family and friends had done what they should have done, scrubbed the mission until the O-rings were manufactured correctly. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢❤
Like the assassination of JFK and the attack on the twin towers, many Americans know exactly where they were and what they were doing, when this tragedy occurred.
Both shuttle disasters should be reviewed in significant detail to prevent similar faulty management details that are not currently in practice. 🙈🙉🙊😎🇺🇲
it was also the coldest January in southern England because our entire staff of gas fitters had arranged work cancelled & all were put on standby to deal with freeze-ups of water systems in roof spaces.
The shuttle ejection system was not installed due to cost. Could the shuttle have ejected at the first sign of trouble? That is a forever unanswered question. 7 innocent PEOPLE lost their lives because of a few thousand dollars. ☹️
On the internet there are people who show remarkable videos of all of the Challenger twins even down to their names and occupations. Pretty clear and convincing evidence that they are all still alive.
The whole world witnessed this useless tragedy, including many school children. Expediency replaced logic and the regard for human life. Perhaps that is the real reason for this incredible loss.
It's pretty funny every single one of them are still alive today but they were supposed to have died in that Challenger accident nobody died in that they're all still alive and it's been proven pictures and everything where they work Christa McAuliffe is a professor at a college somewhere right now that's straight facts no bulshit every single one of them except for one of them is still alive today and it still using the same names she's just gone by Sharon instead of Krista now she's using her first name like she never used to she always went by Krista which is her second name but she's using her first name now every one of them is alive they did not die in that freaking Challenger accident it's b*******what you saw blow up was a helium balloon just like everything else that they freaking launch it's all helium balloons they're lying to us everything NASA does and says is a lie
I saw the Challenger disaster right after the explosion. In my Senior year at Florida Institute of Technology, I heard about the explosion on the radio. Just pulling out of the University parking lot. I got out of the car and looked up. That large bloom from the explosion and the two solid fuel rockets going off in different directions, then the pieces of Challenger falling are still burned in my memory over 38 years latter.
When I found out they lived through explosion more than likely. The long fall to the ground knowing you and your teammates were going to expire I can’t even imagine. The Astronauts after that mission were incredibly brave. Knowing that could happen.
Rocket engineers: It’s too cold to launch.
NASA: Launch anyway!
NASA was warned over and over again but they ignored the engineers. They had nothing to fear because THEY WEREN'T ONBOARD WERE THEY?
Knowing first hand, every launch had o-ring blowouts, this one happened to blow toward the main fuel tank. I was watching the launch while having coffee. As soon as I saw what happened, I knew it was catastrophic. I am still haunted with the image. May the crew rest in peace.
I was a junior in high school and remember watching it on TV. It was shocking and heartbreaking.
The question is.... How many people lost their jobs, due to their incompetence and negligence, and how many people were charged with criminal negligence??? Nobody, justice wasnt served in this case!
What’s really sad is that the crew had turned on their emergency oxygen and were alive until they hit the water a friend of the pilot said he had no Doubt that he was trying to fly that wingless bird till the end
NASA was its own worst enemy in the challenger loss and later the Columbia. The seals would hold and no, the foam couldn’t damage the wing. Well, the o-rings did fail and foam punched a hole in the Columbia’s wing. I’d like to think that NASA would have discovered the damage to Columbia in the first days of flight and had an Apollo 13 type finest hour. Unfortunately it was not to be. I still blame NASA’s management. Enough, off my soap box.
I had started college in August 1985 and was at my college's library when my sister came running from her class. We had this wall of glass and i thought she was going to break the glass. She was crying. She didnt come in to the library. The glass was thick but not thick enough that i couldnt hear. We all were rooting for the teacher. They say you never forget where you were when tragedy strikes. I can still see my sister crying and the wall of glass between us.
NASA was aware of the frozen O Rings but launched any way!
Our Govt. only tells us what doesnt make them look bad.
NASA head administrators should of been charged with Manslaughter...
Old NASA ( Post Apollo 1) used to listen to engineers, testing things over and over. Until they were happy. Sometimes they wore stuff out testing, but they didn't make unforced errors. Then the accountants took over. Now NASA runs a pretty good museum to greatness and thats about it. Its sad to see its decline and in such a short time.
Our government and most of its politicians are soo full of sht it is hard to believe.
I was a junior in high school and our teacher aloud us to watch this live in class. It was horrible seeing this happen.
i remember that day too well
So very sad that those 7 people could still be alive today with their family and friends had done what they should have done, scrubbed the mission until the O-rings were manufactured correctly. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢❤
Like the assassination of JFK and the attack on the twin towers, many Americans know exactly where they were and what they were doing, when this tragedy occurred.
Did the managers who ignored the contractors warnings get fired ?
Both shuttle disasters should be reviewed in significant detail to prevent similar faulty management details that are not currently in practice.
🙈🙉🙊😎🇺🇲
it was also the coldest January in southern England because our entire staff of gas fitters had arranged work cancelled & all were put on standby to deal with freeze-ups of water systems in roof spaces.
Extremely sad & tragic those people will always be remembered and held in the highest regards for eternity
People should have gone to prison
And than it happened again on re-entry of Columbia .
NASA ALWAYS gose with the CHEAPEST BIDS on building equipment !
The shuttle ejection system was not installed due to cost. Could the shuttle have ejected at the first sign of trouble? That is a forever unanswered question. 7 innocent PEOPLE lost their lives because of a few thousand dollars. ☹️
I was working on a roof that day in South Fla.
It was so cold 🥶 to us we were standing around a fire 🔥 pit on the ground
On the internet there are people who show remarkable videos of all of the Challenger twins even down to their names and occupations. Pretty clear and convincing evidence that they are all still alive.
I'm chilled to the marrow.
The whole world witnessed this useless tragedy, including many school children. Expediency replaced logic and the regard for human life. Perhaps that is the real reason for this incredible loss.
How sad they launched anyway
We know what happened on January 28, 1986
This should have not ever happened somebody wasn't doing their job checking the spaceship this was human error
Good documentary - have to admit I didn't know many details on the actual Nasa crew apart from Christine
The president wanted to include the mission in his speech that evening.
Haven’t they shown all these folks are working and still living happily ever after
That was a snow day no school day. I watched that on TV.
At Hickam AFB, HI
I heard they are all still alive
They weren't even in it they never died
Is low earth orbit outer space?
Asking for a friend
We Need To Return To The Moon!!!!!
Rabbits are axpendible.
Everyone died
And then they fuck it up again, and again...
Such a tragedy! I was on the flight line along with other squadrons. Something I'll never forget!!!!!
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It's pretty funny every single one of them are still alive today but they were supposed to have died in that Challenger accident nobody died in that they're all still alive and it's been proven pictures and everything where they work Christa McAuliffe is a professor at a college somewhere right now that's straight facts no bulshit every single one of them except for one of them is still alive today and it still using the same names she's just gone by Sharon instead of Krista now she's using her first name like she never used to she always went by Krista which is her second name but she's using her first name now every one of them is alive they did not die in that freaking Challenger accident it's b*******what you saw blow up was a helium balloon just like everything else that they freaking launch it's all helium balloons they're lying to us everything NASA does and says is a lie