Where were you 25 years ago today? What were you doing?
I was on the lower floor in the raised bungalow that we lived in at the time working on a university paper. My son was in a playpen quietly playing and the TV was on as I was watching the newscast of the launch, as were millions of North Americans.
It was a beautiful launch and then... a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach as the Challenger exploded. I watched in silence, shock and sadness.
We all know that space travel is inherently dangerous, but we still feel shock when a tragic event like this occurs.
Our memories are with Dick Scobee, commander; Michael J. Smith, pilot; Ellison Onizuka, mission specialist; Judy Resnik, mission specialist; Ron McNair, mission specialist; Gregory Jarvis, payload specialist; and Christa McAuliffe, payload specialist and teacher.
