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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

By then shuttle flights were so routine I didn't even get up to watch the liftoff. My mom called me before work and told me it blew up.

Christa McAuliffe trivia: she was the only one in her training group who didn't throw up on the "Vomit Comet".