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CHALLENGER anniversary, 21 years ago today...
Stu
post Jan 28 2008, 10:23 AM
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Hard to believe, I know, but today marks the 22nd anniversary of the loss of CHALLENGER. While many people here will have their own very personal memories of that godawful day... I know I do... it strikes me that that's now so long ago that many of our younger members won't remember it, or weren't even born then, so anyone wanting to learn more about what happened should go here:

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post Jan 29 2008, 12:42 AM
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>but today marks the 22nd anniversary of the loss of CHALLENGER. While many people here will have their own very personal memories of that godawful day...



Here are mine:

http://www.donaldedavis.com/STSo25/ENDOFDREAM.html

The introductory quote in the front of issues of Icarus from 'Stars and Atoms' by Sir Arthur Eddington is well worth reading on this day.

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- Stu   CHALLENGER anniversary   Jan 28 2008, 10:23 AM
- - djellison   It's a fairly black couple of weeks really, in...   Jan 28 2008, 11:05 AM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 28 2008, 03:05 AM)...   Jan 28 2008, 01:58 PM
- - Phil Stooke   I can't listen to Anne Lister's beautiful ...   Jan 28 2008, 04:42 PM
- - DDAVIS   >but today marks the 22nd anniversary of the lo...   Jan 29 2008, 12:42 AM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (DDAVIS @ Jan 29 2008, 12:42 AM) He...   Jan 29 2008, 06:36 AM
- - dvandorn   That was a very disturbing day for me. One of the...   Jan 29 2008, 04:40 AM
- - centsworth_II   The shuttle program is all about low Earth orbit. ...   Jan 29 2008, 05:19 AM

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