I was, er, in late elementary I believe, like 5th grade or thereabouts. We always were herded into the center of our "pods" to watch space shuttle launches, and this was no different.
The thing I still remember about the launch is everyone cheering at that moment, because we were used to seeing a lot of smoke and such whenever the shuttle and its rockets separated, and we weren't old enough to realize this was different. And one of the teachers hushing us after a few seconds and saying that something was wrong...
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Date: 2006-01-28 04:44 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-28 04:49 pm (UTC)It still feels like I got kicked in the gut.
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Date: 2006-01-28 06:16 pm (UTC)The thing I still remember about the launch is everyone cheering at that moment, because we were used to seeing a lot of smoke and such whenever the shuttle and its rockets separated, and we weren't old enough to realize this was different. And one of the teachers hushing us after a few seconds and saying that something was wrong...