On January 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger exploded in the air 73 seconds after lift off.  I was home from school that day sick, I remember watching this and how shocking it was.  Before 911 happened, this was probably the most shocking live event I ever witnessed on television.

The space shuttle launch was very exciting to watch and usually in school we were able to see it in whatever class we had that the time.

Hard to believe it has been 30 years since this sad day.

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