Where were you when the Challenger blew up?

I remember I watched a "special" punky Brewster episode about it..damn those Reagan era sitcoms

I watched it on tv after school and I cried so hard. Nobody was home.

I was working in Japan at the time. My roommate's fiance' called from the US late at night (our time) to tell us about it. The next day at work, my Japanese boss called me and my US colleague into his office to share his condolences. And then he used the disaster as an example of poor US engineering and explained to us how we could learn much during our stay in Japan. I was not a happy camper.

At work and felt terrible seeing it happen

Grade school class. They brought a tv in to show everyone. Which seems weird to think about now.

Watching it on CNN.

school we went early to watch it in the class room. We were sent home for the day when it happened.

I was in the Army, stationed in Germany and we were in the woods taking part in exercise reforger.

In college. I skipped a class to watch the launch on my little 12" black and white TV and saw the whole thing.

I was at work. At first, I was hearing vague references to what had happened, but before long I knew.

I was in 5th grade eating a Vanilla Nutty Buddy . Shocking and sad to watch . Rip to them.

I was 4 so probably at home playing,eating or sleeping

Watching it on the old rolling tv cart from my desk in class.

In my 6th grade class watching it with everyone else.

3rd or 4th grade class. We watched it on the TV.

Not even a glimmer in my parents' minds yet haha.

Far away, and I have a water-tight alibi!

Just about to move to London to start my first job.

I was 26, and at work...I think either the radio or tv was on in the break room. I guess we’d gotten used to hearing about travel to the space station and unmanned cameras, all going according to plan by then. We couldn’t believe that all those astronauts and teacher Sally Ride were gone—in an instant. 😔
Edit Christa McAuliffe was the teacher.

2nd grade.

School

College