35th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger

Aktungbby · 01-29-21, 10:36 AM

^ It only get's worse BBY...and it ain't subtle!

mapuc · 01-29-21, 11:52 AM

I was 20 years old I remember they(Swedish tv) showed the launch live.

I remember that I didn't react when it exploded. Like I couldn't comprehend what just had unfold right in front of my eyes.

Markus

les green01 · 01-29-21, 03:32 PM

i was in the 7th grade since there was a teacher onboard they let my class watch it on tv i don't remember any of us kids having a reaction

AVGWarhawk · 01-29-21, 03:44 PM

I remember this day like yesterday. I had just left a class at the University of MD College Park and headed in to the Student Union building. As I was walking the halls I notice a lot of the girls crying and looking at the TV that hung around the hallways. It was here I realized what had occurred. Sad day indeed.

Commander Wallace · 01-29-21, 09:31 PM

Final thoughts.

I'm very sorry that many of you are still troubled by the Challenger disaster. It seems much like the assassinations of John and Bobby Kennedy, People remember exactly where they were upon hearing of Challenger. What's worse is that the loss of the Challenger crew was preventable. The crew was sacrificed in the name of expediency, for nothing more than to maintain an ambitious schedule.

Admittedly, I have only been able to briefly read the biographical information before having to look away because of the incredible degree of loss associated with their deaths.

Judith Reznik was an Electrical, software and Biomedical Engineer. Judith was a pilot and of course, an Astronaut. Recognized while still a child for her brilliance, Judith was accepted at Carnegie Mellon University after being one of only 16 women in the history of the U.S to attain a perfect score on her Sat's at that time.

Ellison Onizuka graduated with a Bachelors and Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Un iversity of Colorado, in Boulder. Lt. Col Onizuka was a test pilot at the Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force base in California.

The rest of the biographical information is available on the crew so I'll go no further. The rest of the Bio's are just as impressive. This crew and others in the military and space program at NASA were and are the absolute cream of the crop. This crew may well have been the best of the best which makes their deaths all the more painful. Because of the absolute brilliance and caliber of individuals such as this, Space flight and Shuttle launches were routine, their successes a foregone conclusion.

We forgot it took the courage, daring and skill of people like General Chuck Yeager,whom we just recently lost, and others just like him, to make this all possible and forge new frontiers and make the leap into the unknown. Hopefully, we have learned the lessons and costs associated with arrogance.

May their sacrifices and accomplishments never be forgotten.

Buddahaid · 01-29-21, 09:52 PM

Everything is preventable in hindsight. We were riding a wave.

Aktungbby · 01-29-21, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Everything is preventable in hindsight. We were riding a wave.

too bad we could'nt apply a little 2020 vision in the previous year just ended...

01-29-21, 10:36 AM	#1
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,049 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	^ It only get's worse BBY...and it ain't subtle! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

01-29-21, 11:52 AM	#2
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,543 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I was 20 years old I remember they(Swedish tv) showed the launch live. I remember that I didn't react when it exploded. Like I couldn't comprehend what just had unfold right in front of my eyes. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

01-29-21, 03:32 PM	#3
les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,784 Downloads: 1405 Uploads: 0	i was in the 7th grade since there was a teacher onboard they let my class watch it on tv i don't remember any of us kids having a reaction __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

01-29-21, 03:44 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,282 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I remember this day like yesterday. I had just left a class at the University of MD College Park and headed in to the Student Union building. As I was walking the halls I notice a lot of the girls crying and looking at the TV that hung around the hallways. It was here I realized what had occurred. Sad day indeed. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-29-21, 09:31 PM	#5
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,316 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Final thoughts. I'm very sorry that many of you are still troubled by the Challenger disaster. It seems much like the assassinations of John and Bobby Kennedy, People remember exactly where they were upon hearing of Challenger. What's worse is that the loss of the Challenger crew was preventable. The crew was sacrificed in the name of expediency, for nothing more than to maintain an ambitious schedule. Admittedly, I have only been able to briefly read the biographical information before having to look away because of the incredible degree of loss associated with their deaths. Judith Reznik was an Electrical, software and Biomedical Engineer. Judith was a pilot and of course, an Astronaut. Recognized while still a child for her brilliance, Judith was accepted at Carnegie Mellon University after being one of only 16 women in the history of the U.S to attain a perfect score on her Sat's at that time. Ellison Onizuka graduated with a Bachelors and Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Un iversity of Colorado, in Boulder. Lt. Col Onizuka was a test pilot at the Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force base in California. The rest of the biographical information is available on the crew so I'll go no further. The rest of the Bio's are just as impressive. This crew and others in the military and space program at NASA were and are the absolute cream of the crop. This crew may well have been the best of the best which makes their deaths all the more painful. Because of the absolute brilliance and caliber of individuals such as this, Space flight and Shuttle launches were routine, their successes a foregone conclusion. We forgot it took the courage, daring and skill of people like General Chuck Yeager,whom we just recently lost, and others just like him, to make this all possible and forge new frontiers and make the leap into the unknown. Hopefully, we have learned the lessons and costs associated with arrogance. May their sacrifices and accomplishments never be forgotten. Last edited by Commander Wallace; 01-29-21 at 09:55 PM.

01-29-21, 09:52 PM	#6
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,331 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Everything is preventable in hindsight. We were riding a wave. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

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