28 years ago today....

[Lucky13]

Francis R. Scobee, Commander
Michael J. Smith, Pilot
Ronald McNair, Mission Specialist
Ellison Onizuka, Mission Specialist
Judith Resnik, Mission Specialist
Greg Jarvis, Payload Specialist
Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialis

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

Christ, I forgot about this. One of the darkest moments of our space exploration.

 

[T Bolt]

Can't believe that was 28 years ago.

 

[Shinpachi]

 

[fubar57]

 

[Marcel]

Is it that long ago?

 

[Capt. Vick]

Time certainly does fly doesn't it? Definitely one of those I remember where I was moments for me.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I remember we were practicing the pipes in college when this happened.

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

Not a good week for NASA.

Jan 27 1967 - Apollo 1 Fire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_1#Fire

Jan 28, 1986 - Challenger disaster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster

Feb, 01 2003 - Columbia re-entry disaster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster


Wheels

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Watched it live. Will always remember it.

 

[evangilder]

I'll never forget that night. I had just come back to the barracks at Lakenheath and the dayroom was full with everyone watching the news about it.

 

[parsifal]

I rememeber it as well. I think as outsiders we had become more than a little complacenebt and Blar- ze about the risks. This just shocked the pants off of us.

then there was september 11......

 

[Gnomey]

 

[Wayne Little]