Unforgettable: Challenger Disaster

I did not see the Challenger disaster live – we were living in Moscow and I found out about it when I got on board an Embassy shuttle to go in to work.  Everyone was talking about it.

ABC SPECIAL REPORT
This was ABC’s Special Report minutes after the event:

ABC REPORT INCLUDING FOOTAGE OF GRANDSTAND, REACTION

PRESIDENT REAGAN’S ‘SURLY BONDS OF EARTH’ SPEECH ON CHALLENGER

ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGER EXPLOSION

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