January 28, 2008
Challenger Disaster
22 years ago today the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after takeoff. I was in the 2nd grade and at my school, we didn’t watch it. I didn’t learn about it until when I got out of school. I was in shock, but at the same time, I hadn’t paid much attention to the Space Program. It was this event that got me thinking about it and how amazing ( yet dangerous ) it must be to try and make it to space. It’s sort of a sick irony that a disaster of this level, one that I think still cripples NASA today, is the thing that got me thinking about science and engineering and exploring beyond our grasp.
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This is one of those “moments” that everyone talks about sharing. I was in 1st grade and in Houston. We watched it on a TV my parents had donated to the school. I somehow felt responsible, as if our TV was at fault. I still think going to space is rad. I’m all for the space elevator.