That was 20 years ago?
(Since I'm all about borrowing content from Casey lately.)
Casey notes the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger explosion and asks where were you when it happened?
Let's see... Twenty years ago, I was seven years old. Most people are in 2nd grade at that age, so I was in 3rd grade. I have this picture in my head of a classroom in my grade school, and the explosion showing on a tv screen. I remember seeing pictures of the astronauts and that a big deal was made about Christa McAuliffe. I don't remember anything about what I was thinking or what we might have discussed in my class or what my parents might have said.
Where were you?
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I was in 6th grade, and I recall them bringing a tv in to see it. I was very sad at what happened, and even sadder when my math tutor told me it was her birthday. Her devastation really affected me, and I never forgot that feeling.
I was in the 7th grade I think. I remember there were t.v.'s brought into the school cafeteria and watching the event over and over again, not having the words or tools to process and the adults being in shock. It was, like most major events that I've lived through so far (9/11, Katrina, another shuttle disaster) utterly quiet like being in a bubble where no sound could penetrate. Does anyone else have this sensatory phenomenon happen during these types of events?
Good one Erica. Hope you are well
I was in 4th grade. They herded us all into the gym to watch it on tv, then quickly herded us all back to the classrooms when it exploded. I don't really remember how I felt about it at the time, but I do remember that there was a bid deal made about the whole Christa McAuliffe teacher in space thing. And I also remember that that was about the time I got really interested in space/being an astronoaut/etc.
Ack! 2nd grade, 4th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade? Man, I suddenly feel very, very old... Heh.
I was in college. I didn't see it actually happen, but after my morning class I came back to my apartment for lunch. My slacker roommate (no school, no job, but plenty of pot) was sitting on the couch, just staring at the TV. I remember him saying "something went wrong, I don't know what, but something really bad just happened." It couldn't have been more than an hour after the explosion because there was still a lot confusion. I skipped my afternoon class and we spent the rest of the day watching the news.