I was home sick as a little kid. Watched it live. It makes me sick to this day.
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My school wheeled in the squeaky wheeled AV cart and a 32 inch TV to watch it blow up live. I went to school by the naval academy, and some of the kids’ dads were pilots, and they seemed to know before the announcers that something was incredibly wrong.
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It was freezing cold. I remember that
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I was 21 and watching in the student commons at UMKC. Many tears.
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I was in Austin when it happened. They found pieces of the shuttle close to where I lived.
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I was in my senior year of high school. We watched it live. So tragic. I always remember that day every January.
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I was at work but remember exactly when we all heard and rushed to find TVs
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I knew I felt off today
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