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kemiller2002

I remember the challenger explosion. I know exactly where I was. I remember seeing the teacher's face on the tv. That's what take unnecessary risks gets you. I understand being careful.

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Presumably you're thinking of Christa McAuliffe's mother, who were, unless this is a fake memory in my head, shown on live TV just as the space shuttle blew up right in front of her face.

Understandably, her face was all in turmoil. It is three first picture popping into my mind whenever Challenger comes up.

Shown, yes. Shown on live TV, no. It was a while after the explosion before the networks began running the tape from the camera focused on Ms. McAuliffe’s parents and sister in the grandstands on the beach.

Thanks! (I was eight at the time and in Europe, so while I remember it as being live, it is not unlikely it was an edited news segment shown on Norwegian TV.)

"The teacher" being Christa McAuliffe?

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