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 Jan 28 2008, 10:23 AM
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 The Poet Dude  Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60  |
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: Challenger -------------------- |
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Jan 29 2008, 04:40 AM
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That was a very disturbing day for me. One of the few extremely disturbing days I've had in my life.
What disturbs me more, though, is the fact that the Challenger disaster occurred only 19 years after the Apollo Fire, only 16.5 years after Apollo 11, and only 13 years after Apollo 17. And in the 22 years since, not one single human being has validated the sacrifice of the Challenger crew by so much as venturing out of low Earth orbit. To me, that's far more disturbing... *sigh*... -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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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 centsworth_II The shuttle program is all about low Earth orbit. ... Jan 29 2008, 05:19 AM |
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