All of you in school make me feel old.I was a USAF aviator at the time flying a C-141 out of MAFB NJ
I was in the air on a local training sortie on the east coast at the time. Command post recalled us: had us immediately land.
I rushed home grabbed a bag, and back to an airplane diverting to provide transport for recovery/rescue/investigation I had no details at the time and never did see a news broadcast till later in the week.
I had looked into the requirements of being a shuttle crew member a while before that. It hit home.
I was in the air on a local training sortie on the east coast at the time. Command post recalled us: had us immediately land.
I rushed home grabbed a bag, and back to an airplane diverting to provide transport for recovery/rescue/investigation I had no details at the time and never did see a news broadcast till later in the week.
I had looked into the requirements of being a shuttle crew member a while before that. It hit home.
But for the grace of God...