I was 4 and I was at my grandparents house. My Gramps's brother worked for NASA at the time. And had even called us the day before to tell us how nice some of the crew were. And that he had to help Kristie pick and choose which things she wanted to take up to space with her,b/c her students had sent too much.
I was 4 so I really didnt' understand what was happening. But when the explosion happened I remember asking my mom what just happened. I was really confused.
I drew a picture of it exploding right after it happned.