Am I the only person who has no memory of this event? It was only ten years ago, but the story is completely unfamiliar to me.
I didn’t have quite the impact of the Challenger but it was pretty well a news everywhere event.
I can still remember exactly when I learned of the Challenger disaster but I don’t recall the exact time when I learned of Columbia.
I remember it vividly.
Living near KSC waiting for the sonic booms that never happened.
Spent 3 1/2 weeks in eastern Texas searching for debris.
(That's me on the left)
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/shuttle/columbia_recovery_prt.htm