by loomex » Mon Feb 03, 2003 8:39 am
A few things to note:
1) The two shuttles that were lost did not blow up. Columbia was pretty obvious that it was torn apart by aerodynamic stress after a deviation from the flight profile. The Challanger was also torn apart by stress after a deviation from the flight profile. ( I refer to just the obiter, not the external tank.)
2) This is a certian blow to the american manned space program, but its effects will be felt in other nations that are either building their own shuttle-type vehicle, or counted on the shuttle to place an experiment or satiliite in space.
3) You will forever remember where you were and what you were doing when the news broke. I remember being on my grandfathers lap when Neil Armstrong planted his feet on the moon. Jan 28, 1986 I was watching the launch of Challanger on a little 13' B&W TV that was sitting on a cardboard box in Minot, ND. Sept 11, 2002 I was home watching the Disney Channel when my son's speech therapist told us. Now the point to this part. I work in a nursing home as Certified Nurse Aide, and I now have...forever planted in my mind....the sight of an elderly mans $hitty butt that I was cleaning when another aide told me.
So why did I bring up that last part? First and formost I am NOT making light of what happened. Just like 17 years, I was in tears. In my way of dealing with tough times I have always found a way to laugh at myself and as you can see, each memory I have is humourous in a way
So in light of that...can anybody here top my "memory" of Feb 1, 2003?
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