I was a sophomore in High School and I remember deciding to skip that day.
I was sitting in a coffee shop having a mug of joe 'cause it was freezing outside. They had the TV on with the coverage of the launch and most people weren't paying any attention since by '86 shuttle missions had become so common place.
I just remember hearing one of the waitresses say "Oh my God, I think the shuttle just blew up!" and I looked up to see that huge balloon looking cloud with the two propulsion rockets doing their own thing.
Everybody immediately started paying attention to what was going on and you could have heard a pin drop in the joint.
I must have been there for two hours getting as much information as I could before leaving and I just remember walking around in a daze after that.
I found a mission pin at a flea market in 1996 and I have had it on my bulletin board ever since.
I remember having the same lost feelings when I heard about the Columbia disaster five years ago.
I was sitting in a coffee shop having a mug of joe 'cause it was freezing outside. They had the TV on with the coverage of the launch and most people weren't paying any attention since by '86 shuttle missions had become so common place.
I just remember hearing one of the waitresses say "Oh my God, I think the shuttle just blew up!" and I looked up to see that huge balloon looking cloud with the two propulsion rockets doing their own thing.
Everybody immediately started paying attention to what was going on and you could have heard a pin drop in the joint.
I must have been there for two hours getting as much information as I could before leaving and I just remember walking around in a daze after that.
I found a mission pin at a flea market in 1996 and I have had it on my bulletin board ever since.
I remember having the same lost feelings when I heard about the Columbia disaster five years ago.