The Final Words Of The Challenger Crew Will Leave You Speechless 

Rest in peace to the members of the Challenger crew.

My father had always been fascinated by the space program. The day of the Challenger launch was the day of my mother’s funeral and we were all in the living room, dressed up for the service and Dad wanted a pleasant distraction. He turned on the tv and we watched the live coverage, of course expecting it to be exciting and hope-filled. Like everyone else, we were absolutely horrified by the tragedy that happened before our eyes. Poor Dad was especially devastated. We shut off the tv and headed to the church in a daze. Mum’s funeral and the Challenger disaster will always be linked for our family.

Uh-oh? It took you over three minutes of video to tell us they said "Uh-oh"? I want my money back!

They were alive on the way down, what an absolute nightmare, may they rest in piece. Apollo 1 '67 Challenger '86 Columbia '03

I was a teacher in Nova Scotia, Canada, as the crew prepared for the trip of a life time. For Christa McAuliffe it was to be the class trip of a lifetime. Our staff sent her a postcard of well-wishes.....,I hope she received it....hope it made her smile. Rest in Eternal Peace...

The O rings were not overly sensitive or flawed. No more than your car is flawed that it can’t run at the top of Mt Everest. Every piece of equipment has an operating range. The O rings had a designed operating range that was well known and documented. The conditions were outside of that range on the day of launch. Engineers at Morton Thiokol tried to raise the issue and were ignored.

I watched it live on TV. The next day, my sister, who was one of the many, many candidates considered was interviewed on local news. It didn't occur to me until that moment that I potentially could have lost my sister.

My dad was a teacher and applied for the mission. I watched the Challenger go down as a 1st grader at school. I'm happy he didn't mention his application until I was old enough to understand it.

Nasa is like Santa Claus for adults . . . sweet dreams

I remember being a 15 year old teenager when this happened. I was home sick and watched it on TV. I was sitting on the couch eating a bowl of cereal watching the launch. When the Challenger exploded, I sat there frozen in disbelief with my spoon up to my face as to what exactly just happened. "Did the space shuttle really just blow up?" I then called my mother to the living room telling her, "Mom, come to the living room! The space shuttle just blew up!"

I was shopping with my BFF on the day of the disaster. We lived in Lakeland, Florida., roughly 110 miles from Cape Canaveral. We’d ALWAYS had a “good long-distance “aerial”/“visual” view of launches from the Base. We could CLEARLY SEE every rocket and “Shuttle” with the naked-eye. “Launch Viewings” and “Viewing Parties” were as common as “Hurricane Parties”. But they were VASTLY becoming “boring”. THIS Launch however, was a “Special” one. Thus, there we were…standing amongst a crowd of customers and employees in the “Electronics Section” of a Major Retail Store watching, as per usual, EVERY SINGLE TELEVISION “tuned-in” to the “Historic” launch. After “counting-down”, “out-loud” with everyone else, my BFF and I ran outside to watch it “live”, as it would quickly “enter into our viewpoint”. We joined the “outside crowd” and SAW the explosion happen in REAL TIME!! (Neither my BFF, NOR ANYONE ELSE “WITH US” realized “what had happened”!!) I SCREAMED (and I am NOT a “screamer”) “OH MY GOD IT BLEW UP”!!, in a SINGLE “RUN-ON” SENTENCE, as I turned and RUSHED BACK to the “Electronics Section”, trailed by my BFF AND the ENTIRE OUTSIDE CROWD!! There, we were met with an “eerie”, STUNNED SILENCE from the ENTIRE STORE. (The Store Manager had even ordered the incessantly-piped, “in-store, ‘music and advertising’ tape reel” to be TURNED OFF.) “Some” were vocally sobbing; “some” muttered Prayer’s for the Crew and their families; “some” silently cried so as “not to frighten their children”; “some” covered their mouths and/or faces in horror…Men and male teenagers alike removed their hats “In Honor” with “some”, respectfully “Saluting”, in absentia. We ALL STOOD…too SHOCKED and HORRIFIED to say a word, before slowly retreating from the Electronics Section, as all but a few, small televisions were “left on” with the volume “SUBSTANTIALLY lowered” to follow the “aftermath coverage” from the Cape….. No…I’ll NEVER forget “THAT DAY”…😔 RIP, ✌🏻❤️👊🏻 Peace, Love, and Respect…..

They found other failures of those o rings captured during other shuttle launches. They knew there were issues and ignored them until too late. Not only did they redesign the o rings, but NASA got redesigned by people getting fired or asked to stand down. It won't bring back those poor people, but future lives were saved. RIP to the crew. I'll never forget what happened.

Watched it live from my science clsss. It was surreal when it exploded. No one knew what to do or say

I remember this very well.

I was in 1st grade. I remember watching it in the gym with the whole school. I remember there were 100 of us watching it all on ONE 25 INCH TV ON A ROLLING SHELF. I remember teachers crying. I also remember they sent us home around 10:30-11:00am.?

R.I.P. all who were on The Challenger.

I watched the Challenger launch from my job at a Hospital in Ft.Myers Florida. A bunch of Techs, nurses, and staff went outside of the building for a perfect launch view. I remember it being quiet cold that morning also. We immediately knew something was wrong when the boosters separated and went opposite directions, after a big while smoke cloud. I will never forget that day. RIP Challenger Crew. Gone but not forgotten

I am not sure I ever fully recovered from seeing this Live on TV as an 8 year old.

RIP Dick Scobee (1939-1986) Michael J. Smith (1945-1986) Ronald McNair (1950-1986) Ellison Onizuka (1946-1986) Judith Resnik (1949-1986) Gregory Jarvis (1944-1986) and Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986)

We students were all sent home early. What a sad day for our Nation, and the entire world.

I was getting ready to go out that morning, but I was waiting for my roommate to get home from his job at a donut shop. He always brougt home donuts and i wanted to take a few over to my girlfriends apartment across the courtyard. I looked out the window and saw him blast into his parking space, then saw him sprint out of his truck and head for the door. As soon as the door opened he came in with a look of horror on he face and said, "Turn on the TV, the space shuttle just blew up." Jeff and I, along with my girlfriend sat in the living room most of the day watching the coverage on CNN.

I'm so sorry to all the families of these brave men and women....❤

Just to clarify the calls to roll and throttle up are confirmation calls not intstructions, the entire launch is Automatic the final call "you are go at throttle up" means everything is good at the throttle up portion of the flight

"Going with throttle up" Boy, I'm speechless.

Save you some time: the last words captured was "uh oh" for pilot Michael Smith. Immediately after that the vehicle breakup occured and ALL power was lost. There was no secret recording found, although a recorder was found, probably Christa's, weeks later in the ocean. It had nothing of use on it and doesn't appear to have even been turned on.

The O-rings didn't rupture, they shrunk, due to the cold, thus compromising the seal in the solid propellant booster. The escaping gases, extreme heat, and high pressure did the rest.

I remember watching this live. So sad.

I remember watching this live. Horrifying and heartbreaking. 💔

There was no hydrogen leak in the right rocket which was a solid fuel booster.

I was three months pregnant at the time i watching this tragidy unfold,before my very eyes as i just broke down crying so hard for the families,who lost their loved ones and that evening i started bleeding and lost my baby that night.I then cried for three days after. I will never forget that day and always wonder what my baby would have been and what my baby would have become if this baby would have lived.❤😢💔R.I.P. to my baby and to the beautiful souls lost on the Challenget that very sad day.💔😥🙏

Saw it live in my classroom

We were supposed to watch this in 2nd grade. I remember my teacher walking in somber faced and telling my class the shuttle had blown up so I guess we were fortunate in that she was recording it because we were at recess. I remember sometimes early mornings they'd televise shuttle launches that I'd watch with my Dad.

I was watching this when I was stationed at Naval Station Winter Harbor.

I will always remember the challenger..I was watching it live and saw the pieces going off in different directions, and the smoke trails...I knew right then that it had exploded..so sad..I can still see it and I cried for the 7 brave people who were so happy before this..

Space is hard. RIP🙏🙏🙏🙏

I remember that day very well.I was sitting watching it live on TV all excited as it took off only to sit shell shocked as I seen it blow up.An explosion that should never have happened!RIP to the members of The Challenger 🙏

I was walking in our Hooks drugstore when I heard about it. When I got home I watched on TV

This isn't common knowledge but after the initial explosion he said "We're going down" and "hang on" and "get your oxygen on" there was also screaming and crying. They lasted about two minutes until impact. NASA has all this recorded.

I haven't read or heard that anywhere. A sensor probably went off, but he wouldn't have known what was about to happen. But we do know that the were alive after the explosion. That must of been absolutely frightening. Same with Columbia when it it started to disintegrate. Both are heartbreaking. But as sadly, a tragedy has to happen first before you find a problem and make sure it doesn't happen again.

Almost 40 years later and it's still devastating to watch and witness like it was just yesterday.

I was getting ready for work watching. I sat down on my bed and cried for people i didn't even know 😢

Fireman warned them, but they wouldn’t listen

Remember watching it in school so sad😢😢😢

Very sad, remember it like it was yesterday and I am from South Africa, Cape Town. RIP ladies and gentlemen. 🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦

It’s weird that six of the seven crew members are alive and kicking to this day! Check it out!

I have wondered, if the parachutes, used to slow down the shuttle, after landing, could have been deployed, or weren't functional after the explosion. Not sure, that even if they were, wether it would have slowed it enough during the massive descent.

I was in second grade and watched it from home. I will never forget it.

I remember that the mission had been delayed several times due to cold weather.

' Heartbreaking ' - Love / Respect 😢💔🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

My middle school was Christa McAuliffe

Just released: Christa McAuliffe -“ what does this button do?”

I was in school. It was live. The entire school was watching. Everyone was so excited. It was just awful because nobody really understood what was happening until they told us that it had exploded and the adults were scrambling to turn it off.

The mailman just delivered to our door & I was crying about the Challenger exploding & we hugged.

There was once a report indicating Ronald McNair led a prayer that served to calm a few members of the crew.

Sad day! Everyone who watched it remembers exactly where they were.

What a shame. I remember being so excited about being home able to watch the take off. I was so proud of Christa for having such an opportunity for and her students. It was definitely an OMG moment. Nooooooo. Will never forget the day the destruction and lost hopes to the crew . I wish their safety was considered first and foremost.

I watched it live on tv in the 4th grade. It was so sad

I was under the impression they rcovered the black box and they have additional recordings of what was said as they plumeted to their deaths. I bet they know exactly how and when each astronaut died.

Why didn’t you mention RONALD MCNAIR? (Black astronaut seen in the footage) He was also onboard and passed away that day.

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Roger - go for throttle up ! Uh uh - words of commander Dick Scobie - I know the words by heart ❤

Not one of the worst. The worst.

A bad rubber has caused a many accidents over the years for lots of people

NASA - Need Another Seven Astronauts...

I remember the day well. 😢

I remember i was in 6 grade remember like it happen yesterday im 51 know i remember it in class they let us go home after it happen back then a tornado could be on its way and you could not go home early

Analysis reports indicate that the relatively intact crew capsule hit the water surface at approx 200 mph.

And here I thought the final words were, what does this button do?

Life hangs on an O-ring. Morton Thiokol is now Cordant.

I saw it live on TV but I didn't know what happened

Rip

I was at work when this happened..

We watched it live and noticed a parachute just after the explosion, the feed then cut to the falling debris. In every video I've seen since, no place will you find that parachute footage! This is when VHS first became a new thing so my sister taped everything and she's kind of a pack rat so I'm sure as the day is long she still has that footage... Wonder What The Parachute Had!?!?🤔

The prestige outweighed The hazards!

I Was In My Senior Year In High school ( El Toro High school) When This happened, My Niece Kate was 6 Days Old,

I am betting that the commander was reporting on the situation right up until the last moment.

Those words didn't haunt me to be honest, however, Rick Husband's final cut-off words will forever haunt me as I'll never know what he was trying to say "Roger, uh, but..."

Good and informative video. However, the crew had no control over what the shuttle was doing during the launch and ascent. Everything, including the pitch and roll program and the engines throttling up just before the disaster, was all controlled by the shuttle's onboard computers. The only thing the commander and pilot were doing during the ascent was monitoring what was happening by reference to their five CRT displays. By the way, technically the shuttle imploded, not exploded.

They were warned not to go

At the Honolulu, HI "Punchbowl" cemetery -- I was walking, looked down, and saw Ellison Onizuka's grave marker. Bless these brave folks. Morton Thiokol of Utah told N.A.S.A. NOT TO LAUNCH. N.A.S.A. blew it BIGTIME! Stupidity and macho b.s.! Sad. * Cav *

I was in 4th grade 😢

Last words…. “O shit!”

Irregularities before the explosion.

I bet it left them speechless as well 🤣🤣🤣🤣

If by external right rocket you mean the SRB, those use solid fuel, not hydrogen.

Um, Mike Smith’s “Uh-Oh!” hardly leaves me “speechless”. It’s the disaster itself and the unnecessary deaths of Smith and his crewmates - that were clearly preventable (NASA AND MORTON THIOKOL (now part of Northrop Grumman) HAD NEARLY A DECADE OF WARNINGS THAT THE SRB FIELD JOINT DESIGN WAS FLAWED) - that leave me “speechless”.

I can remember what I was doing when the space shuttle exploded can you?

There sure are a lot of comments on here for being "left speechless".

Wow nothing you didn't know already.

Last words was “ go with throttle up”

I remember that day. I was working for kfc. I think they had a few projects. Then it blew up It took a minute. Then it sunk in. It was wow what just happened

We will never know what they said because the gubbermint won't let that info out.

They knew the job as dangerous when they took it. So, what ells is new question.

scobee did NOT tell smith to throttle up! the commander and the pilot are NOT in control of the main engine throttle! the flight computer controls the throttle!

TOO COLD

Speechless?Riduculous

Final words will leave us speechless? " Uh oh." Not the way i would describe them. But that's just me.

All this video just to say the😢last words were uh oh, uploader stop wasting everyone's time 👎👎👎👎

Uh oh? That's it? That's widely published everywhere! Another channel on my block list...

I was home with chicken pox that day.