They were her students
just starting in college
sitting hopeful, watching,
in the student union,
their Teacher in Space.
I saw their faces
contorted in pain
watching in horror
gasps, bodies shaking,
as a dream went up in flames.
In a way, tragically,
youth was taken from them
As I listened, I knew
they would carry that day
for the rest of their lives.
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edited January 28, 2022
I saw their faces – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/i-saw-their-faces-v2.html
January 28, 2022
I saw their faces
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/i-saw-their-faces.html
Christa McAuliffe’s students
at the University of New Hampshire
after the Shuttle Challenger Disaster
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
&
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.
&
Buzz Aldrin post about the tragedy
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=491076405713400&set=a.228263168661393
&
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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