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John Byrne

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Posted: 28 May 2026 at 11:43am | IP Logged | 1 post reply
YouTube

It all seems so serene.

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Michael Penn
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The protracted silence is quite affecting. But I'm always impressed with the unflappable professionalism of the people involved in these tragic accidents.
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John Cole
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Posted: 28 May 2026 at 8:57pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply
I Watched it live on TV in a bookstore in Oscoda MI outside of Wurtsmith AFB where I was stationed at that time.
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Brian Floyd
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Posted: 28 May 2026 at 11:13pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply
I was in school. They rolled a tv into the classroom so we could watch the news coverage.

The only other time I remember them doing that was when Mount St. Helens erupted.
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Evan S. Kurtz
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Posted: 29 May 2026 at 3:05pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply
I also was in school - 1st grade! - when this occurred. It's strange because for a long time I thought it was a "false memory," and that students hadn't seen it live, but research tells me my memory of watching it happen in real-time is true. 

As an adult who became a teacher, if there was ever an opportunity for me to go into space, I would jump at it in a heartbeat. 
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John Byrne

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I used to think the same, but the more I have learned about how physically unpleasant space flight is, the less inclined I have become to participate.
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Charles Valderrama
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded in a huge fireball during a test in Florida yesterday. LINK

Jeff Bezos described the incident as a "very rough day" in a major setback for the company's space venture. Elon Musk said of the
incident: "Rockets are hard."

-C!
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