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diehardblue

(11,136 posts) Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:21 PM Oct 2025

What Happened to the Bodies of the Challenger Disaster Crew

A little known mission recovered all bodies intact. The crew might have survived the initial explosion.

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What Happened to the Bodies of the Challenger Disaster Crew (Original Post) diehardblue Oct 2025 OP

I remember this well. I did not know what happened after the disaster until just now. Thanks for the post Deuxcents Oct 2025 #1

Wow, didn't know either.... electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #2

Not going to watch. YouTube is saturated with AI-enhanced fake videos. Bacisally unusable. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2025 #3

I saw it live. I have an intensely difficult time imagining they were not fully incinerated and the claim their hlthe2b Oct 2025 #4

This not AI. I do not post AI generated posts. diehardblue Oct 2025 #5

Deuxcents

(27,703 posts)

1. I remember this well. I did not know what happened after the disaster until just now. Thanks for the post

Reply to diehardblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:36 PM

Oct 2025

electric_blue68

(27,322 posts)

2. Wow, didn't know either....

Reply to diehardblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:31 PM

Oct 2025

Luckily I was working at a place where we had a radio, and informal enough that we could talk together hoping for some miracle.

eppur_se_muova

(42,518 posts)

3. Not going to watch. YouTube is saturated with AI-enhanced fake videos. Bacisally unusable. nt

Reply to diehardblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 08:45 PM

Oct 2025

hlthe2b

(114,683 posts)

4. I saw it live. I have an intensely difficult time imagining they were not fully incinerated and the claim their

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 09:33 PM

Oct 2025

bodies were recovered intact, sounds rather bizarre. If this is AI-generated bullshit, then may the worst Karma possible land on the maker/developer/promoters' shoulders from now until eternity.

diehardblue

(11,136 posts)

5. This not AI. I do not post AI generated posts.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 10:39 AM

Oct 2025

Do your research. It is an insult. for the memory of those who lost their lives for you to minimize it.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-29-mn-19581-story.html

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