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1. I witnessed it happen in person.

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:32 PM

Jan 28

We initially thought it was a normal launch until we got back in our car and heard over the radio that it had exploded.

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Link to Wikipedia on the OLD disaster (Challenger) [View all] nitpicked Jan 28 OP

I witnessed it happen in person. Tommy Carcetti Jan 28 #1

I remember that as well. Tommy Carcetti Jan 28 #6

Our 2nd grade class watched it happen on live tv berniesandersmittens Jan 28 #5

One of my coworkers told me it exploded nitpicked Jan 28 #2

I was a 6th grade science teacher TexasBushwhacker Jan 28 #7