[david914]

I was working at Harris Corporation in Palm Bay, Florida at the time. Walked outside to watch the launch as it cleared the trees, waited for the booster separation, then BOOM! Pieces flying everywhere. Walked back inside to where we had an AM radio listening to the NASA broadcast. It was dead silent for what seemed like an eternity. The NASA announcer finally came on, and the first thing he said was "Obviously a major malfunction..."

I still remember it like it was yesterday. I'm getting chills as I type this. Like 9-11, it changed many peoples lives forever.

RIP Challenger crew.