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rocktivity

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14. And don't forget to remember the heroism

Reply to Heartstrings (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:59 AM

Jan 2020

Last edited Wed Jan 29, 2020, 12:47 PM - Edit history (1)

of the engineer who thought the launch should be stopped:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/101446387

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With all the noise going on, remember this tragedy.... [View all] Heartstrings Jan 2020 OP

sacrificed for the marketing of Reaganism Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #1

Yup. denbot Jan 2020 #3

Exactly! Duppers Jan 2020 #19

K and R for visability... Stuart G Jan 2020 #2

Kick democrank Jan 2020 #4

Brave pioneers. American's Finest. We cared, We cried, We mourned, We remember. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #5

A horrible and... Snackshack Jan 2020 #6

The SRBs were segmented ONLY because a certain Senator from lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #11

It turned into "the perfect storm" for disaster. Duppers Jan 2020 #20

I saw it from about 100 miles away. lpbk2713 Jan 2020 #7

I saw it and most launches from Stuart Fl. diverdownjt Jan 2020 #22

Saw it live too. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2020 #25

and while we are remembering... Feb 1, 2003 lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #8

That must've been awful for you. Duppers Jan 2020 #21

I remember Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #9

I was thinking of them today and the tragic deaths in the Kobi accident katmondoo Jan 2020 #10

Wasn't that where the o-ring was defective? lunatica Jan 2020 #12

Not exactly. B Stieg Jan 2020 #13

Yes. I remember the teacher lunatica Jan 2020 #16

Yep we watched it in history hour in elementary school. Volaris Jan 2020 #17

Many thanks for that link. Duppers Jan 2020 #23

My pleasure. B Stieg Jan 2020 #24

And don't forget to remember the heroism rocktivity Jan 2020 #14

And Apollo 1 was on January 27th, 1967. Dem2theMax Jan 2020 #15

But Reagan's heart was in the right place? czarjak Jan 2020 #18

I remember this tragedy well. gademocrat7 Jan 2020 #26

In 90s learned colleague in ed dept had been on finalist list with Christa bobbieinok Jan 2020 #27

Watched it on TV while it happened. Son was senior in HS bobbieinok Jan 2020 #28

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