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Posted: 28 May 2026 at 11:43am | IP Logged | 1 post reply
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It all seems so serene.

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The protracted silence is quite affecting. But I'm always impressed with the unflappable professionalism of the people involved in these tragic accidents.
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I Watched it live on TV in a bookstore in Oscoda MI outside of Wurtsmith AFB where I was stationed at that time.
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I was in school. They rolled a tv into the classroom so we could watch the news coverage.

The only other time I remember them doing that was when Mount St. Helens erupted.
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I also was in school - 1st grade! - when this occurred. It's strange because for a long time I thought it was a "false memory," and that students hadn't seen it live, but research tells me my memory of watching it happen in real-time is true. 

As an adult who became a teacher, if there was ever an opportunity for me to go into space, I would jump at it in a heartbeat. 
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I used to think the same, but the more I have learned about how physically unpleasant space flight is, the less inclined I have become to participate.
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded in a huge fireball during a test in Florida yesterday. LINK

Jeff Bezos described the incident as a "very rough day" in a major setback for the company's space venture. Elon Musk said of the
incident: "Rockets are hard."

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The early days of the American space program was a string of catastrophic failures. All reported live. “Our rockets always blow up” was almost a mantra at NASA.

The Russians, on the other hand, reported only their successes.

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