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ON THIS DAY
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01/28/21 01:54 PM
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Space
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35 years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members. I remember the exact spot I was when I heard about it. I was turning left on Westheimer Rd. on to W Houston Center Blvd. in Houston
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Re: ON THIS DAY
[Re: Space]
#13864407
01/28/21 01:58 PM
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Joined: Jan 2009
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JJ4MEL
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I was watching it at my middle school.
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Re: ON THIS DAY
[Re: Space]
#13864410
01/28/21 02:00 PM
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Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 600
gjarman
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bassfishinglawyer and I were fishing a tournament on Lake Lewisville that day. That morning we heard what sounded like something small traveling at high-speed hitting the water and making that "thwerp" sound. Didn't know what it was, but as we were leaving the lake, I believe it was the gate-attendant that told us what had happened. Pretty sure that sound we heard was a small piece of debris from the shuttle.
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Re: ON THIS DAY
[Re: Space]
#13864419
01/28/21 02:04 PM
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Joined: May 2002
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JCG57
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I was fishing White Rock Creek for early run white bass with my son. Heard a muffled boom coming from somewhere in the far distance...
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Re: ON THIS DAY
[Re: Space]
#13864426
01/28/21 02:10 PM
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Joined: Jul 2007
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Trickster
Super Freak
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Watching on TV, went outside to try and see it.
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Re: ON THIS DAY
[Re: Space]
#13864428
01/28/21 02:11 PM
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Joined: Mar 2010
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T Bird
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Okie by birth, Texan by choice. USAF "Thunderbirds" Alumni 1985-1989
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Re: ON THIS DAY
[Re: Space]
#13864442
01/28/21 02:16 PM
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Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 95,880
Bigbob_FTW
Big Sprocket Bob
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Big Sprocket Bob
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We had just got back from the chow hall on base. Walked in to our office just after the explosion. we were speachless.
FJB
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Re: ON THIS DAY
[Re: Space]
#13864470
01/28/21 02:28 PM
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Joined: May 2014
Posts: 5,667
PondFish
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I think some of you are mixing up incidents. On this date in 1986 (35 years ago) Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean. I was in class at UT Dallas. On Feb 1, 2003 (18 years ago) Columbia disentegrated over North and East Texas. It was a Sat and I was getting ready to go run some errands.)
Both were horrible accidents.
Last edited by PondFish; 01/28/21 02:39 PM.
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Re: ON THIS DAY
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#13864473
01/28/21 02:30 PM
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TexDawg
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I was sitting on my couch in my apartment in Atlanta eating lunch getting ready to go to work. Even though I was 24 yo it was very sobering
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Re: ON THIS DAY
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#13864664
01/28/21 04:19 PM
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Joined: Mar 2008
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LoneStarSon
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We had just gotten back from our music class...I was in fifth grade. We watched the news on the tv on a cart thing another teacher wheeled into our room....
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Re: ON THIS DAY
[Re: PondFish]
#13864667
01/28/21 04:20 PM
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Joined: Aug 2001
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gjarman
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You're right. I confused them.
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Re: ON THIS DAY
[Re: JJ4MEL]
#13864668
01/28/21 04:21 PM
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avid_basser
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I was watching it at my middle school. As was I. The teacher panicked trying to turn it off as we were all staring like WTH just happened.
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Re: ON THIS DAY
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#13864673
01/28/21 04:22 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
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Huckleberry
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I watched it happen live, on the front lawn of our high school in Palm Beach Fl.
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Re: ON THIS DAY
[Re: Space]
#13864697
01/28/21 04:33 PM
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Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 7,525
Kentucky
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my senior year in hs. I was in our social studies room watching it in class
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Re: ON THIS DAY
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#13864763
01/28/21 05:22 PM
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Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 125
ssanderson
Outdoorsman
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