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6. I was having lunch with a friend

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2026, 02:26 PM

Yesterday

When the waitress told us there was "an explosion on the Challenger shuttle." At that time, I thought it may have been a minor incident involving a small oxygen tank or something. It wasn't until later that I found out the whole shuttle had blown up.

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The space shuttle Challenger explodes after liftoff [View all] turbinetree Yesterday OP

Waiting tables on the lunch shift musette_sf Yesterday #1

I also have PTSD from that event.............because I had done some work on the Space Shuttle at the Palmdale turbinetree Yesterday #9

Got out of a college class to see the disaster replaying on the lobby TV. Beartracks Yesterday #2

I was at an IBM managers' class in Armonk, New York. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #3

If it happened today trump would blame DEI Danmel Yesterday #4

I was in the student union feeling absolutely miserable sarisataka Yesterday #5

I was having lunch with a friend Wednesdays Yesterday #6

In an airplane a short time after it left Atlanta. multigraincracker Yesterday #7

I was at work. We all watched in horror BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #8

I was in 4th grade in the media center (library) wondering what several teachers were... PunkinPi Yesterday #10

Everyone on this planet were affected by that event in some shape or form............ turbinetree Yesterday #11

I saw it live on TV from my college dorm. Intractable Yesterday #12

Thankyou ....The original cast of Star Trek went to Palmdale, California, on September 17, 1976 Space Shuttle Enterprise turbinetree Yesterday #13

I was teaching a combined first/second grade in a little rural school. I had a small TV in my room and we were all KitFox Yesterday #14

I had just gotten out of class in law school. I went into the law review office and watched TV rsdsharp Yesterday #15

I remember it well. Now I fear we might have a repeat. There is a mission going up in February - going Vinca Yesterday #16