A sad day in NASA's history

[Bambino]

Challenger. 30 years ago today.

http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-remembers-its-fallen-heroes-30th-anniversary-of-challenger-ac...

[jonsie]

I'm worn @viridis on this,  it wasn't broadcast live here but it made big news here within minutes and the earliest reports were around 5 pm so that's when I first watched it. O rings freezing and cracking. ..must have literally been the cheapest component of Challenger!