Do you remember where you were?

[MMDad (Premo)]

I was in the Navy Advanced Elctronics school in San Diego. I didn't have access to a TV in the barracks, so I didn't get to see it until two days later at the Petty Officers club.

[awpitt]

I was in Pascagoula, MS. at the Ingalls Shipyard where my ship was undergoing ROH. A few of us were heading to the ship from the ET shop when someone came up and said the shuttle blew up. First reaction was to say stop BSing us but it was true. Everyone went to the APL to watch the news coverage.

[Xaquin44]

I was watching it live in school

needless to say everyone was a bit shocked =/

[vraiblonde]

[NTNG]

The Navy Exchange, in Brunswick, Maine. The launch was on the TVs in cafeteria. We were having coffee, watching the coverage of the launch, when it exploded. The entire place went silent.

[vraiblonde]

The commentary on this is chilling. You'd think there would be pandemonium, but everyone's just acting like nothing really happened.

[Dymphna]

My father worked for the printing company that got the contract to print the official government report on the shuttle disaster. I remember Dad saying that it was the only time the printing company had armed guards on the store room. They didn't want the report leaking before the official release. Even the printing mistakes were locked up. Some of the copies that didn't pass quality control ended up at our house, but not until after the official release.

[Sweet 16]

At work, went out to lunch and it was on the TV in the restaurant. I even remember what I had for lunch that day.

[itsbob (Premo)]

In a guest house in Schweinfurt Germany making dinner. We had just arrived in country maybe a week before, and were in the guest house awaiting a place to live and our car to get there.

Neighbor was cooking dinner in the shared kitchen and was banging on doors for people to come see..

[huntr1]

Science class at James Madison Middle School. Launch was broadcast on CC TV. All the classes were watching. My science teacher dated Ronald McNair in college. Needless to say, she was in no condition to teach the rest of the day. I think she may have even been out the rest of the week.