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- From: gallas2@marcus.its.rpi.edu (Sean Michael Gallagher)
- Subject: Re: Today in 1986-Remember the Challenger
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:34:57 GMT
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- sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth) writes:
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- >Just a reminder- 7 years ago today- 11:38am EST....
- >So, where were you when the Challenger disaster took place?
- >It was during my sophomore of high school, and I was in English class
- >when they told us.
- >No tribute of any sort was allowed, nor could we openly talk about it
- >without some sort of negative reaction from administrators.
- >I remember it well, I even got in 'trouble' for this.
- >Pro-space exploration views were not welcome.
- >At least now things have improved.
- >Simon
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- Where were you? I was in grade school, and it was raining so we were inside
- for our lunchtime recess. The teachers let us watch the launch live (My
- teacher was a teacher-in-space candidate.) We spent the whole afternoon
- trying to figure out what happened, and the flag was lowered to half-staff
- that day and for the following week. I can't believe they wouldn't let you
- discuss one of the most tragic events in recent history.
- Sean
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