rodface t1_j64n7lk wrote on January 27, 2023 at 6:04 PM Reply to comment by wifespissed in NASA's Annual Day of Remembrance today, Jan. 26, honors the astronauts who died during the Apollo 1 fire and the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters. by clayt6 Perhaps it has something to do with how much physically closer Challenger was, and the images that were produced because of it. The Challenger vapor cloud is one of those images that is up close and visceral. Columbia's disintegration, not as much. Permalink Parent 5
rodface t1_j64n7lk wrote
Reply to comment by wifespissed in NASA's Annual Day of Remembrance today, Jan. 26, honors the astronauts who died during the Apollo 1 fire and the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters. by clayt6
Perhaps it has something to do with how much physically closer Challenger was, and the images that were produced because of it. The Challenger vapor cloud is one of those images that is up close and visceral. Columbia's disintegration, not as much.