Remembering Space Shuttle Challenger

From CBS News:

(CBS) Friday marks 25 years since the space shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after takeoff.

"Early Show" co-anchor Jeff Glor took a look back at the tragedy on the broadcast Friday morning.

On Jan. 28, 1986, June Scobee watched the shuttle's 25th liftoff first-hand. Her husband, Dick Scobee was the commander. Scobee was among the six astronauts -- and one teacher -- aboard the shuttle.

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My Comment: I cannot believe that it is 25 years already. Where did the time go.

New Amateur Video Reveals Sheer Devastation Of Challenger Explosion

From The Daily Mail:

An amateur video of the Challenger explosion has resurfaced, 24 years after the tragedy.

The four-minute film, shot by optometrist Jack Moss, brings an entirely new perspective to the terrible event which killed a team of seven, including science teacher Christa McAuliffe, who had been chosen by NASA to become the first civilian in space.

In the tape shot from his back garden in Winter Haven Florida in 1986, Moss watches the launch with his wife and neighbour before the group noticed something was wrong.

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Remembering The Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion 24 Years Ago

The crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger were:

• Michael John Smith, pilot
• Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher in space
• Judith Resnik, the first Jewish American astronaut
  
• Dick Scobee, spacecraft commander
• Ronald McNair, a Phd. physicist who would have recorded the first saxophone solo in space
• Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian American in space
• Gregory Jarvis, engineer and payload specialist

My Comment: I will always remember that day. At that time I was in Sept-Iles Quebec, and when I turned on the TV to watch the news the first thing that I saw was the Challenger blowing up.

Sighhh ....