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Flight of the space shuttle but an especially notable one, because hundreds of thousands of school kids around the country were tuned in to the launch. >> it was the first mission i wasn't in the mission control center. i was outside, standing next to the families. >> t-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3,2, 1, liftoff of the 25th space shuttle mission, and it has cleared the tower. >> roger roll, challenger. good roll, flight. >> my responsibilities i was spaceflight communicator, i was the one actually communicating with the crew. >> throttling up. >> challenger, go with throttle up. >> i was look...

Were tuned in to the launch. >> it was the first mission i wasn't in the mission control center. i was outside, standing next to the families. >> t-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3,2, 1, liftoff of the 25th space shuttle mission, and it has cleared the tower. >> roger roll, challenger. good roll, flight. >> my responsibilities i was spaceflight communicator, i was the one actually communicating with the crew. >> throttling up. engine now at 104%. >> challenger, go with throttle up. >> i was looking at my screen, and i turned and looked.

Up. >> i was looking at my screen, and i turned and looked. and i did not understand or recognize what i saw. it didn't make sense to me, because it was this fiery mess. >> we've had negative contact. >> there was this angry, red glow. and this wail. from the hearts of the family, because they knew what i knew. that challenger crew was gone. >> today is a day for mourning

Into the launch. >> it was the first mission i wasn't in the mission control center. i was outside standing next to the families. >> t-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. liftoff of the 25th space shuttle mission and it has cleared the tower. >>oger roll, "challenger." >> good roll, flight. >> my responsibilities for that flight was i was spacecraft communicator. i was actually communicating with the crew. >> engine's throttling up. >> "challenger" go with throttle up. >> i was looking at my screen and i turned and looked, and i

>> i was looking at my screen and i turned and looked, and i did not understand or recognize what i saw. it didn't make sense to me, because it was this fiery mess. >> flight. >> there was this angry red glow and this wail from the hearts of the family because they knew what i knew. that "challenger" crew was gone. >> today is a day for mourning and remembering.