That fateful day I and some co-workers were attending a
computer data communications trade show in Greenbelt,
Maryland along with thousands of other people.
I noticed that Hughes Telecommunications was roping off
their display booth and closing it down. I asked one of
the Hughes people: "Why?".
The Hughes guy said: "Because of the disaster".
I and my three co-workers all responded unison:
"WHAT Disaster???"
That is how I found out about it.
It seems that Hughes Aerospace had a man named Ronald McNair
on the Challenger as a mission specialist. They were
shutting down the display booth out of respect.
Ronald E. McNair - (2nd African American - or African of any
nationality - in space)
That concludes today's history lesson.