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Jon, Great choice of pic to cap the .space sidebar! Really touches me. I remember the day this happened 16 years ago today, the day after my 20th birthday; three Apollo astronauts died on the day I was born, too. Really makes you stop and think (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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This is interesting, can I ask what this is related to? I understand it's the Challenger disaster, but I can't find how it's referenced on Lugnet. I remember it vividly. I was a 17 and a senior in high school. We were at lunch at the local pizza (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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I will never forget the day: I attended school at Florida Institute of Technology, 1984-1988. It was a beautiful sunny day and ten minutes before a physics test. My roommates and I stood out on the deck to watch the shuttle go up. We watched it rise (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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"Wayne McCaul" <wmccaul@NOSPAMattbi.com> wrote in message news:H9HDE9.G9w@lugnet.com... (...) I put up a small picture of the crew in the .space sidebar yesterday, and took it down last night. (...) radio; (...) Good story. I was in 3rd grade and (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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Glad you liked it Tony. That might be a good idea to occasionally change out the title with another image. I'll remember that. [ j o n ] -- | Lego - (URL) Shipyard - (URL) Moonbase - (URL) Store - (URL) Alexander" <tw0nst3r@startrek.net> wrote in (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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"Jon Palmer" <jon@zemi.net> wrote in message news:H9Hv71.C7y@lugnet.com... (...) TV. (...) Strike that, I was actually in *2nd* grade. Can't have you folks thinking I'm a year older. :-) [ j o n ] -- | Lego - (URL) Shipyard - (URL) Moonbase - (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Who can? I was young, in Primary School at the time being in Australia and the whole 10 hour delay I remember waking up and having breakfast and hearing on the radio that the space shuttle Challenger was destroyed shortly after takeoff. I (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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That's goofy. Whenever I see anyone reference a date/grade/age, I do a mental calculation of how much older/younger they are than me. You've just screwed me all up with your little recant. :) -Evil Wayne (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Patricia, Ouch. I watched 'live' on TV in my dorm room at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, excited that the launch was almost like a birthday gift from NASA. I lost the excitement just after launch, and was horrified at the loss... I (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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I don't mean to sound like I don't care (which is far from the truth), but... what sidebar is it that's being discussed? (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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