posty 2,296 Posted February 1, 2023 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster Rick Husband, Commander William C. McCool, Pilot Michael P. Anderson, Mission specialist Kalpana Chawla, Mission specialist David M. Brown, Mission specialist Laurel Clark, Mission specialist Ilan Ramon, Payload specialist Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,455 Posted February 1, 2023 I remember that vividly. There is a really good documentary out there about it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,035 Posted February 1, 2023 I was in Florida at the time and was tracking the reentry so as to get outside and see if I could see it as it flew over. A few years prior while working on the tour bus video for Kennedy Space Center I stepped one entire foot onto Columbia. I was working as a grip and my job was to make sure the cables didn't trip up the cameraman who was shooting inside the shuttle. That little behind the scenes stuff, really grew my appreciation for that entire program and the people who work there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,266 Posted February 2, 2023 I had to coordinate the coverage of that for my newspaper. Chunks fell in our coverage zone. I remember lying in bed and hearing this odd rolling thunder, getting out of bed, looking out the window and seeing a cloudless blue sky. Then the phone rang, and it was my boss saying the focking shuttle had blown up and fallen into our coverage zone. It was a long, horrible day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted February 2, 2023 The crazy thing? Columbia, challenger, 9/11, one of the things I remember most vividly is how beautifully blue in the sky was that day where I was. I'd have to look it up, but it seems like Columbia blew up early in the morning on a weekend where I was. Maybe I've got it all screwed up after 20 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,584 Posted February 2, 2023 I don’t remember the Columbia and neither do the two people sitting with me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dain11279 928 Posted February 2, 2023 Need Another Seven Astronauts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TommyGavin 788 Posted February 2, 2023 Yeah I was there pulling bodies out of the ash looking for survivors- oh wait that was 9/11. Oh wait that wasn’t me. That was GFIAFP But seriously I do not remember Columbia as much as I remember Challenge- which is sad. RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank 2,145 Posted February 2, 2023 7 hours ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said: I don’t remember the Columbia and neither do the two people sitting with me Me either. At first I thought, “That was a lot more than 20 years ago” and then I realized I was thinking of Challenger. I don’t remember Columbia at all. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,266 Posted February 2, 2023 I personally know Scott Lieberman, who took the iconic photo. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/space-shuttle-columbia-disaster/ He's a cardiologist but also a gifted photographer with some really kick-ass equipment. We used his stuff all the time at the newspaper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted February 2, 2023 30 minutes ago, Pimpadeaux said: I personally know Scott Lieberman, who took the iconic photo. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/space-shuttle-columbia-disaster/ He's a cardiologist but also a gifted photographer with some really kick-ass equipment. We used his stuff all the time at the newspaper. That's a hell of a shot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 2,519 Posted February 2, 2023 I vividly remember both myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,266 Posted February 2, 2023 2 hours ago, wiffleball said: That's a hell of a shot! He won all kinds of awards and got nominated for a Pulitzer for that one. It also made the cover of Time magazine. Lieberman gets all kinds of great pics of space stuff, like comets and the international space station. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted February 2, 2023 28 minutes ago, Pimpadeaux said: He won all kinds of awards and got nominated for a Pulitzer for that one. It also made the cover of Time magazine. Lieberman gets all kinds of great pics of space stuff, like comets and the international space station. Has he ever shot uranus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,266 Posted February 2, 2023 1 hour ago, wiffleball said: Has he ever shot uranus? Frequently! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 1,091 Posted February 2, 2023 11 hours ago, dain11279 said: Need Another Seven Astronauts What was the last thing recorded on Challenger? Christa McAuliffe saying what does this button do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted February 2, 2023 You know that whole thing was a scam right? My shower lost a bunch of tiles over the years and it never exploded. A lot easier ways to kill off a black guy and a Jew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted February 3, 2023 You'd be hard pressed to find anyone (here or elsewhere) more versed in the Challenger disaster. Likewise, I'm pretty tuned in on the Columbia as well. How Linda Ham was never prosecuted or sued is beyond amazing - she in fact kept her job in a limited role. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gepetto 988 Posted February 3, 2023 I wonder if this was inspiration/idea for the movie Donnie Darko and/or the show Breaking Bad. It's really something to wonder about when a plane or even more so a space shuttle breaks apart and falls to earth, and some of you were right there living at the place and time this happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted February 3, 2023 52 minutes ago, Cruzer said: You'd be hard pressed to find anyone (here or elsewhere) more versed in the Challenger disaster. Likewise, I'm pretty tuned in on the Columbia as well. How Linda Ham was never prosecuted or sued is beyond amazing - she in fact kept her job in a limited role. Care to elucidate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,266 Posted February 3, 2023 29 minutes ago, Gepetto said: I wonder if this was inspiration/idea for the movie Donnie Darko and/or the show Breaking Bad. It's really something to wonder about when a plane or even more so a space shuttle breaks apart and falls to earth, and some of you were right there living at the place and time this happened. I heard the focker blow up in a rolling thunder that didn't make sense, went outside, saw a cloudless sky and thought, "WTF?" A few minutes later, my boss called and said the shuttle had blown up over our coverage area. It was a Saturday, and it was a long, tragic focking day of work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taco breath 419 Posted February 3, 2023 Isn't it 30 years? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,035 Posted February 3, 2023 15 hours ago, Gepetto said: I wonder if this was inspiration/idea for the movie Donnie Darko and/or the show Breaking Bad. It's really something to wonder about when a plane or even more so a space shuttle breaks apart and falls to earth, and some of you were right there living at the place and time this happened. Donnie Darko came out two years before the Columbia disaster. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 816 Posted February 3, 2023 22 hours ago, Bert said: What was the last thing recorded on Challenger? Christa McAuliffe saying what does this button do? Not cool. By the way, what color were Christa McAuliffe's eyes ? Blue! One blew left and one blew right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,035 Posted February 3, 2023 Our school thought it was a great idea to put televisions in the classrooms to show the Challenger/first teacher in space launch... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted February 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said: Our school thought it was a great idea to put televisions in the classrooms to show the Challenger/first teacher in space launch... Go with throttle up. Obviously, a major malfunction. Don't think I'll ever forget those phrases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 1,091 Posted February 3, 2023 12 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said: Our school thought it was a great idea to put televisions in the classrooms to show the Challenger/first teacher in space launch... Ours did the same thing! We all sat watching when the thing blew to pieces. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted February 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Bert said: Ours did the same thing! We all sat watching when the thing blew to pieces. One of the engines prolly sucked in one of them damn chink balloons! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
