Just watched CNN Presents: Christa McAuliffe Reach For The Stars

I have to say that I enjoyed it. It was mainly about her life, with little
attention given to the "cause" of the accident, and surprisingly hardly any
political posturing. All in all, I thought it was a pretty good tribute to
her. It also certaintly brought back memories of that cold day in Jan,
1986.

Like millions of other school kids, I watched the disaster live on TV at
school. I was in the sixth grade at the time. Its rather strange, but
because of Challenger, so much of (personal) events that occured on Jan
28th, 1986 remain vivid to this day. I can recall, in full clarity,
conversations between peers and teachers, walking home from school through
the ice and snow covered "tundra" that covered the midwest (meteorologists
were calling it a "Siberian Express"), watching the news at home that entire
night, and even exactly what I ate for lunch and dinner on that day. I also
remember, and admit to taking part in, the many "What does NASA stand for"
'jokes' that literally began the next day. In retrospect, it wasn't to
disrepect, but just our way of dealing with it. Anything else, at that age,
would be considered "corny".

Very strange indeed.

The documentary made no mention of, and I hope the media doesn't turn it
into a "sensation frenzy", but I'm sure that I'm not alone with the
"reserved anticipation" and perhaps "resolution" that may be brought about
with the upcoming STS-118.





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