Originally posted by AlphaSigOU Not quite. Challenger (OV-099) 'bought the farm' on January 28, 1986. I remember that day as if it were yesterday.
That is why it was almost 17 years - both occurred in the early morning hours (give or take 2 hours). Basically it was about 17 years, 3 days, and a few hours. It is still rather eerily similar and very much as tragic.
Sarah
P.S. They (White House, NASA, etc) have ruled out terrorism because of the height and rate of descent.
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