I was on my ship, which was in port at the time. I had been taking a nap at lunch and was on the way back to my office when I walked past a bunch of people watching TV in the upstairs berthing compartment - they were all sitting there stone-faced and nobody was talking. The screen showed a shuttle going up (it was a replay) - I was about to ask what the big deal was when it blew up.
I remember it like it was yesterday.
