tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post3618463499179594541..comments2024-03-27T21:52:04.886-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with AM: Throwback Thursday - Challengerbookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-43296462915269172752021-01-28T15:53:42.501-05:002021-01-28T15:53:42.501-05:00it was such a sad day - I remember Florida made a ...it was such a sad day - I remember Florida made a memorial car tag and the highways were filled with cars with the tags - it's too easy to forgetCarol @Comfort Spring Stationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308702098757071897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-57980535493631685522016-01-29T19:19:29.076-05:002016-01-29T19:19:29.076-05:00It was not a happy time, Corinne. And, I can'...It was not a happy time, Corinne. And, I can't understand what has happened to the U.S. space program in recent years, either.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-91347278007241864762016-01-29T19:18:32.513-05:002016-01-29T19:18:32.513-05:00I don't, either. Perhaps we as a country have...I don't, either. Perhaps we as a country have lost our will.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-49320052090204429432016-01-29T19:18:03.948-05:002016-01-29T19:18:03.948-05:00As someone who had grown up reading science fictio...As someone who had grown up reading science fiction, I never would have guessed the direction the space program had taken. Neither would have the majority of SF authors. Robert Heinlein (in "If This Goes On- written in 1940) predicted a lull in the space program, but it was due to a religious dictatorship taking over the United States. Hmmm...that could still happen.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-19086727680755583992016-01-29T12:19:14.880-05:002016-01-29T12:19:14.880-05:00It was a very sad day for the space program and li...It was a very sad day for the space program and like some of the other comments I wonder what the next 25 years will bring! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13047746889696227470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-23548928452149795692016-01-29T00:11:13.655-05:002016-01-29T00:11:13.655-05:00Rest in peace those who lost there life on challen...Rest in peace those who lost there life on challenger<br />Coffee is onpeppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-61307333409309659802016-01-28T21:25:34.017-05:002016-01-28T21:25:34.017-05:00I was only two when this happened but I can only i...I was only two when this happened but I can only imagine how horrible and traumatizing this would have been for so many. I'm sorry about your father as well. What a week...Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307661366113779595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-41004751834766467532016-01-28T20:46:42.907-05:002016-01-28T20:46:42.907-05:00Oh my, sorry that was such a bad time for you. I r...Oh my, sorry that was such a bad time for you. I remember that I was working at a magazine and my editor's secretary was listening to the coverage on the radio. She let out a scream when she heard the news. It was horrible.Barbarahttp://www.glutenfreehomestead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-2612141798777132592016-01-28T20:32:11.276-05:002016-01-28T20:32:11.276-05:00It's a very sad anniversary.It's a very sad anniversary.songbird's crazy worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473854543986991104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-46614628984385795132016-01-28T16:03:14.173-05:002016-01-28T16:03:14.173-05:00Enjoyed this thank you for sharingEnjoyed this thank you for sharingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-29039242171272967482016-01-28T11:52:13.797-05:002016-01-28T11:52:13.797-05:00It grieves me America has lost her passion for spa...It grieves me America has lost her passion for space. China and the Pacific Rim countries have not lost their passion. Russia no longer has the funds to be passionate. Where will we be in another 25 years, I wonder.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-88029259458312515232016-01-28T11:40:08.943-05:002016-01-28T11:40:08.943-05:00I was just recalling the anniversary myself. I was...I was just recalling the anniversary myself. I was a freshman in high school at the time. A teacher wheeled a TV in, and we watched the coverage all period. I can't look at the footage any more, but I sure saw it that day.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-45902519043656365462016-01-28T10:42:29.230-05:002016-01-28T10:42:29.230-05:00It was truly a sad moment. I remember reading abou...It was truly a sad moment. I remember reading about it in the newspapers and later following the story in the Time magazine. I can imagine how your father's passing and this must have been so shocking to you. Corinne Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142098428026084994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-2031876153628221842016-01-28T09:14:34.897-05:002016-01-28T09:14:34.897-05:00The Challenger explosion is another one of those m...The Challenger explosion is another one of those moments that I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing. I'm not sure I fully understand why the space program has been pulled back so much.....Carol Cassarahttp://carolcassara.com/live-all-the-days/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-17333012993838815162016-01-28T08:26:36.529-05:002016-01-28T08:26:36.529-05:00As one who was somewhat involved in the space prog...As one who was somewhat involved in the space program, i am dumbfounded how America has shied away from its involvement in this technological development conduit.<br />And, this explosion was another reminder how callous cost cutting - to save literally pennies- can have disastrous results.Cerebrations.bizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273098928740152430noreply@blogger.com