[Bean Counter]

yep...Columbia was lost on my 50th birthday...I got up early that morning, made coffee, and turned on the tube just in time to hear Leroy Cain say the worst three words I ever heard come out of a NASA Flight Director’s mouth:

“Lock the doors.”

Horrible day.....it’s difficult to remember either tragedy without tearing up.....

[He Rides A White Horse]

I thought the first was the last. I think a culture of invincibility existed in NASA. The launch on a cold day and the failure of the "O" rings.

The second was a real shocker. Not to downplay Challenger. Whenever I see footage of Challenger, I get upset. I was at work and me and my boss were watching it on TV. I knew it was wrong when it happened. Man.