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58. My wife was a school teacher

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:42 PM

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in Winter Haven Florida. She took her class out to the playground to watch the launch. The whole class saw the explosion.

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Who's watching the Artemis rocket launch? N/t [View all] malaise Wednesday OP

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I am now. Loryn Wednesday #2

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Me! QED Wednesday #4

Jacksonville fl checking in. Clock has restarted. Lochloosa Wednesday #5

Yup.....on C-SPAN..... a kennedy Wednesday #6

Me. Jerry2144 Wednesday #7

My husband and I are. Quiet Em Wednesday #8

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;-{)MOON OR BUST Goonch Wednesday #10

All systems are go 4min. SheltieLover Wednesday #11

Directly from the NASA feed, working from home today so it's been in the background. haele Wednesday #12

Best place to watch is YouTube - NASA feed. llmart Wednesday #42

Liftoff! malaise Wednesday #13

👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 a kennedy Wednesday #14

I am! MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #15

Got those SRBs out of the way on sched. House of Roberts Wednesday #16

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Malaise - I just sat on the couch and cried. Holy cow. Maru Kitteh Wednesday #19

Laz is crying too. His first memory with his dad was haele Wednesday #22

Yes it sure has been a long time malaise Wednesday #28

I got a bit choked up also. llmart Wednesday #43

WOW!!! That just made my heart sing! niyad Thursday #92

Way cool! electric_blue68 Thursday #98

Remarkable. PCIntern Wednesday #20

Absolutely remarkable. Prairie_Seagull Wednesday #67

Whew. That was a corrective emotional experience. SheltieLover Wednesday #21

I'll never forget that day malaise Wednesday #34

Me either. Horrible & thanks to ragun forcing NASA to launch, despite problems. SheltieLover Wednesday #36

I will NEVER forgive him for that, amoung his many sins. niyad Wednesday #75

Same here! SheltieLover Wednesday #76

Oh, how did I miss that (re: ronnie ray-gun) OR did I forget... electric_blue68 Thursday #99

I was in Tampa BeneteauBum Wednesday #81

I watched the explosion as I paid for gas on my way to work at a Veterans' niyad Wednesday #77

I'm sure it was. SheltieLover Wednesday #79

I was grateful that I could be there for them. niyad Wednesday #83

I'm glad you were, too! SheltieLover Wednesday #86

It gives me great pleasure to know pootin is eating his rotten heart out. SheltieLover Wednesday #23

I am. Whoever the production director on this is... ruet Wednesday #24

Watching it here. Mz Pip Wednesday #27

We watched Challenger in class. ruet Wednesday #30

My wife was a school teacher PCB66 Wednesday #58

Our sixth graders in Minnesota watched on a telecast. pazzyanne Wednesday #71

I was watching via the BBC, and couldn't tell who was doing the coverage badly muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #35

And then they missed the... ruet Wednesday #53

Saw it from my front yard! mcar Wednesday #25

Color me green with envy! Spazito Wednesday #40

Lucky you! llmart Wednesday #44

No. 100 miles west mcar Wednesday #49

Likewise for about 5 seconds between parting clouds. Rhiagel Wednesday #72

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Took me back madamesilverspurs Wednesday #31

Sweet memories malaise Wednesday #32

Me, too zeusdogmom Wednesday #37

Saw an interview where a grandmother had taken her two children to the coast to see it. llmart Wednesday #46

The what? When? What a fucking waste of money! QueerDuck Wednesday #33

Scientific knowledge is a waste of money? niyad Wednesday #84

I think that "Life support" is expensive and wasteful overhead with little Return-on-Investment. QueerDuck Thursday #89

I was going to thank you for that very clear explanation of your niyad Thursday #91

Ah... okay. I guess we're talking past each other. QueerDuck Thursday #93

Not a problem. As I said, I really do thank you for your clear and niyad Thursday #94

... and sorry. QueerDuck Thursday #95

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It's NOT just about PR and flags !! thought crime Thursday #104

I remember watching NASA flights through grade school... spanone Wednesday #38

I certainly was... Spazito Wednesday #39

Me, of course. llmart Wednesday #41

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How can you not? JMCKUSICK Wednesday #50

Me Malaise.. Turned it on at 9AM this morning. I posted some links for it earlier, but I would imagine they rolled down LiberalArkie Wednesday #51

Why not be a CEO in space? malthaussen Wednesday #52

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Thanks, I have been keeping this one on my big screen since I hardly ever watch TV any more LiberalArkie Thursday #112

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Not me. NNadir Wednesday #54

Watched it from my back yard! It was awesome & loud! CaptainTruth Wednesday #56

Fabulous malaise Wednesday #59

We've had five Falcon 9 launches in the last 2 weeks or so. CaptainTruth Wednesday #70

A bit of trivia about the lanyards the ground crew wear around their necks for identification... Spazito Wednesday #57

Very cool malaise Wednesday #61

Nicole Mann is the first Native American chosen for the Artemis program. llmart Wednesday #87

I didn't know that... Spazito Wednesday #88

I actually have a picture of her with my son. Her bio is amazing as is Christina Koch's. llmart Thursday #90

I am definitely going to learn more about her... Spazito Thursday #96

Neither did I n/t malaise Thursday #109

Wow, hope so! electric_blue68 Thursday #101

Saw it for a brief two seconds before a cloud got in the way. Tommy Carcetti Wednesday #60

I was angrychair Wednesday #62

Because of the general awfulness of -- Everything-- Collimator Wednesday #63

Nasa's coverage is so shittt ... Mr. Sparkle Wednesday #64

Absolutely! relayerbob Wednesday #65

Am I the only one still suffering from a bit of PTSD from the Challenger? NH Ethylene Wednesday #66

No malaise Wednesday #68

No. You have much company. niyad Wednesday #82

I did! mvd Wednesday #69

I did. n/t Tess49 Wednesday #73

my wife and 10-year-old daughter are out of state right now. cab67 Wednesday #74

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All I see is dollars burning. marble falls Thursday #105

I didn't, but it was the first thing I looked for in the news this morning! Will be following it. electric_blue68 Thursday #106

I watched, but I'm always afraid another Challenger disaster will occur. Jacson6 Thursday #107