When the #Challenger exploded

When the Challenger exploded
all of us were brought into tragedy
by the TV screens, the images
none of us wanting to believe.
 
A gasp, in horror, raw pain,
as each one saw for the first time
their faces confused, clouds of smoke,
somehow knowing death was inside.
 
A gasp was the response
as each person faced tragedy
alive in our hearts that day
never to be forgotten.
 
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January 28, 2022

When the Challenger exploded

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/when-challenger-exploded.html

36-year anniversary of the Shuttle Challenger tragedy

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Remember watching it over and over in the TV lounge in the

Memorial Union Building at the University of New Hampshire.

As each new person saw it, another gasp of horror.

So many were watching because of Christa.

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Buzz Aldrin post about the tragedy

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=491076405713400&set=a.228263168661393

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The members of the Challenger crew:

Francis R. Scobee, Commander

Michael J. Smith, Pilot

Ronald McNair, Mission Specialist

Ellison Onizuka, Mission Specialist

Judith Resnik, Mission Specialist

Gregory Jarvis, Payload Specialist

Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist, teacher

 

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