30 Years Ago Today, Where Were You?

I was working for Walmart setting up a new store in Carlsbad, NM. We were at the hotel in the lobby waiting for the rest of the crew to come down and join us. The TV was on and the desk clerk came over and told us the Challenger had exploded a few seconds after take off.

We didn't know what to think because we could still see Challenger sitting on the launch pad. The clerk told us her brother was in the Navy and had caller her to tell her what happened. I suppose we were watching some sort of a delayed broadcast. I remember how upset everyone was that day, it was really hard to go to work!