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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
For those of you who were old enough to really understand Challenger (I have no memory of it), what were those initial moments like?
I saw a video on YouTube once of Christa McAuliffe's parents watching the shuttle, and as it exploded people clapped because they thought it was a normal part of the launch or rocket separation.
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It was like reality ran right up to you and punched you in the face. By that time the shuttle launches had become so routine and there hadn't been any major issues with them, and we all had forgotten how truly dangerous it was.