ON THIS DAY

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

I was watching it at my middle school.

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.

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...

Watching on TV, went outside to try and see it.

We had just got back from the chow hall on base. Walked in to our office just after the explosion. we were speachless.

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.

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

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....

You're right. I confused them.

As was I. The teacher panicked trying to turn it off as we were all staring like WTH just happened.

I watched it happen live, on the front lawn of our high school in Palm Beach Fl.

my senior year in hs. I was in our social studies room watching it in class

wow i am old

That was Columbia

I watched it explode on TV.....Sad day for sure.

I was working in Indianapolis. Went back to the hotel room at lunch to watch the news after I heard about it.

Yep, got them confused.

Our whole elementary school was packed into the gymatorium watching it live.

We lived in Bedford when Columbia exploded almost overhead. . We were just crawling out of bed when 2 Sonic Booms slammed our garage doors. Soon after we realized where they came from! Both were sad days for our Country!

I was working an off duty security job for a client. It was a T.V. news station in San Antonio. I remember the station sent two reporters, one producer, and two satellite trucks out to cover the accident. I was by the back station gate watching them leave. A very sad day indeed.

I was on a nuclear plant construction site in Georgia when we heard about Challenger exploding after the launch. Very quiet day on site after it happened.