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skot_e
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Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Adelaide

I was 12 when this happened, about year 6 at school, and i remember seeing it on TV in class, but I am not sure if it was 'live' or just a replay on the news. The time difference is what is throwing me out.

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"In a series of telephone conference calls the night before Challenger's liftoff, engineers from NASA contractor Morton Thiokol recommended against a launch because data showed that cold temperatures compromised the O-rings' resiliency. The temperature at launch time was 36 F. Under perceived pressure from NASA managers, Thiokol managers reversed themselves and went against the recommendation of their engineers not to launch, according to the investigation by a commission appointed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan. "

Jan-30-2006 01:31 Australia

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metalgearsolid
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Registered: Apr 2005
Location: For you neo/

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Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0
Hm, interesting, I was automatically assuming you were born in France. So where were you originally born? If you know, that is.

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Jan-30-2006 02:00

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DrUg_Tit0
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Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Zagreb, Croatia

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid
SOUTH KOREA-IDIOT

I can read, but I asked that because I was wondering if she is really a south korean or if she's originally from some other asian country and got trasnfered to France via South Korea. So go fuck yourself, dickhead.

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Jan-30-2006 11:39 Croatia

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wrzonance
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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Seattle, WA

Sad indeed.

I was about... 15 days old, when it happened.

But I remember learning all about it, watching tons of discovery and cnn channel specials about it.

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Jan-30-2006 12:28 United States

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h0tsweetbabyd0l
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i was born in seoul in south korea so yeah im korean

Jan-30-2006 21:46

Philby
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Melbourne, Australia

i would have been 4 then, i probably was watching it at some stage with my dad or something, i used to love watching the shuttle and rocket launches, i remember seeing it when i was a bit older on tv specials and that, it was sad, but like its been said it just makes you wanna try harder

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i do remember standing outside watching halleys comet though hehe when it flew past

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Jan-31-2006 03:11 Australia

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zookeeper
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Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Rochester, New York - on the shore of Lake Ontario

The American manned space program has never been the same since, and now with the latest disaster, it may be the end of the shuttle for good. I won't be that upset to see it go either.

It's a shame that two crews had to die, for NASA to realize that the shuttle's time had come and gone.

Jan-31-2006 06:09 United States

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Moongoose
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Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Celje, Slovenia

I was 2 so i guess i was playing with my legos or watching cartoons on TV or something like that.

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Jan-31-2006 08:54 Slovenia

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skot_e
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Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Adelaide

quote:
Originally posted by Philby

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i do remember standing outside watching halleys comet though hehe when it flew past

Missed that, I think from memory it was overcast....

Jan-31-2006 08:56 Australia

LazFX
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Registered: Aug 2004
Location: 9th Circle

God Damn I am old!!!

I was 12 in Junior High when it went down. I remember that my science class was in the A/V room watching it. We were going to make a celebration out of it, we popped corn, raided the teacher's lounge soda stash and were sitting back watching the launch.
I remember sitting there hearing the words. "Throttle Up" and then.......I relized that it was gone, even though it happened almost around the time the 2 external boosters break off. It was a sad day,

God I am old.......

Jan-31-2006 11:44 United States