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That was pretty much the day they decided this whole space thing wasn't worth it anymore.

[–] • 3 pts

Yep nasa basically retreated into a turtle shell at that point, and started focusing on climate change and carbon footprints.

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Our benchmarks for "advancement" are iPhones, video cards, and whatever Elon Musk pulls out of his ass.

[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

and whatever Elon Musk pulls out of his ass

Ironically wouldn't SpaceX be part of that?

[–] • 3 pts (edited )

We knew David Brown. The first shuttle disaster was more shocking though for some reason.

The guy who hired Judy Resnik (the brunette on the first shuttle) told me she got the job because she wouldn't stop asking him about it.

Personally I believe they are freemasons and who knows what really happened.

[–] • 1 pt

There is a lot more fanfare around a launch than a re-entry. Then there was the added hype of the teacher being onboard the Challenger. They were showing the launch in classrooms across the nation.

There is a sad video of the Challenger explosion where friends and family are gathered on a bleacher and they are excitingly clapping and celebrating as the shuttle exploded, then the realization sinks in.

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>they are excitingly clapping and celebrating as the shuttle exploded, then the realization sinks in

Yes, I've seen it many times, gets me every time..

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Yep. It's a hard thing to view.

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The stock market faster than NASA’s experts.

Morton Thiokol shed some $200 million in market value on the day. Over the next several months—before the release of the commission report that singled out Morton Thiokol for blame—the other contractors recovered and outperformed the market while Morton Thiokol lagged. In other words, Morton Thiokol’s stock “acted” like it was at fault.

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They put a jew on board and the jew just couldn't help from subverting its host.