What really happened to the Challenger? Was it a preplanned disaster?

What really happened to the Challenger? Was it a preplanned disaster? | Dark History

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Hi friends, happy Thursday!
The Challenger disaster is considered one of the worst tragedies in American history. It’s seared into our minds. But do we have any idea what went wrong? Like… why did it happen and who is responsible? So friends… I dug deep and found some answers. And lemme tell ya… I got some questions for NASA.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - INTRO
06:45 - NASA PUSHES THE ENVELOPE
10:52 - THE TEACHER IN SPACE PROJECT
16:48 - THE LAUNCH
20:45 - BAD GUYS & RED FLAGS
27:11 - O-RING PROBLEMS
34:57 - POINTLESS SAFETY CHECKS & "MEMORIALS"
36:37 - CONCLUSION
38:01 - NEXT WEEK ON DARK HISTORY: MCCARTHYISM & THE LAVENDER SCARE
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Writers: Katie Burris, Xander Elmore, Allyson Philobos, Joey Scavuzzo, and Bailey Sarian
Research provided by: Coleen Smith
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@jessiedeutschman1908 12 күн бұрын

My 4th/5th grade teacher was one of the finalists. She made it all the way through the program and was ready for space. At the last minute, she found out she was pregnant and couldn't go. So essentially, her daughter saved her life. And I'm so grateful because she was the best teacher I ever had. She got me through the last bit of elementary school. She was like a mother to me.

@kimberlyarnold4023 9 күн бұрын

I’m glad she wasn’t able to go. I couldn’t imagine how traumatic it would be watching someone you care about, having their life ended and watching it on television 😢

@Borntu 13 күн бұрын

NASA started with a man named Jack Parsons. You need to do a dark history about him. The story is pretty wild.

@tiffanynicoletoth6080 13 күн бұрын

And a dark history of Ronald Regan and how he ruined America

@lopylop88 13 күн бұрын

@borntu is it not normal to bring jet fuel home to launch ur own rockets? 😂

@ColtraneAndRain 13 күн бұрын

Friend of L Ron Hubbard and Anton LaVey. 😮

@danayneal4409 13 күн бұрын

The first headline I saw was "s÷x crazed antichrist". You're right. He sounds very interesting.

@jenniferriske1328 13 күн бұрын

Now he’s connected to a cult.

@user-mp4ll9jd7w 13 күн бұрын

My mom is watching this with me and when I look over at her she has tears in her eyes. She explained that her uncle was one of the people that applied for a spot and they watched it go down on live television. End of story, she was crying of relief he wasn’t on it and sorrow for those who were

@shaec3405 13 күн бұрын

My Grandpa was Lead NASA PHOTOGRAPHER. He was taking THE pics at Cape Canaveral. It was devastating. He just had to keep shooting 😢.

@dalphinezara7879 12 күн бұрын

@shaec3405 i didn't know he is grand nasa photographer

@thejoreysofar 10 күн бұрын

And now I’m crying lol I cannot imagine the pain and relief that every teacher that applied felt when they watched that

@mikilynn471 6 күн бұрын

My great uncle was on the challenger. He was the first Hawaiian astronaut too

@dalphinezara7879 6 күн бұрын

@mikilynn471 i know he is hawaiian born astronaut ellison onizuka

@kitrawoodall7675 13 күн бұрын

I was in 5th grade when the Challenger exploded. We watched all the shuttle launches live back then I remember my teacher just not knowing what to say to us as we watched the shuttle fall back to earth in pieces. Christa McCauliff was from my hometown so we were super invested. I won't ever forget that day

@JenLuvs2Jazz 13 күн бұрын

I'm from New Hampshire also, and I was watching in my 8th grade class. I'll never forget the horror of that day

@Milosgirl 13 күн бұрын

I was in 5th grade too. I vividly remember watching it at school. So devastating.

@daffneybanta4634 13 күн бұрын

I was in the third grade. We watched it live. I was young enough at the time that it was the first time I remember seeing flags flown at half mast. Till this day any time I see a half mast flag I think about that day. Space travel is truly scary to me so naturally my oldest son is a robotics engineer that hopes to pursue space travel with his career. 😒

@KristineS73 13 күн бұрын

I am also from NH and watched it Live in 8th grade at Parkside Jr highschool. The room went silent and we were ushered away from the t.v and into our next classes. Strange having those memories now and knowing what happened but not exactly knowing then. Rest easy Mrs. McAuliffe you are not ever forgotten. P.s. I ve been to her grave many times as she is buried in same place as many family members are in Concord NH.

@jenniferstrole3601 13 күн бұрын

I was in the 5th grade as well and I remember crying when it happened.

@MamaMudiwa 13 күн бұрын

Imagine thinking, let me go on YT and watch something light, and clicking on this and kicking up your feet with a cup of coffee. This is my comfort zone.

@DaNiiMii 13 күн бұрын

Same lol

@lindaleeupton5984 13 күн бұрын

Dark History usually isn’t something “light”.

@MamaMudiwa 13 күн бұрын

@@lindaleeupton5984 Definitely. That was light dark humor but thanks.

@hayleybrown1910 12 күн бұрын

Heard.

@Mekia 12 күн бұрын

🎯

@GenXfrom75 13 күн бұрын

Watching Challenger explode as a 10 year old… it was devastating. Learning as an adult they were probably alive during the fall to the ocean was mind blowing and sickening 💔

@jenniferriske1328 13 күн бұрын

Same.

@viktoriyasuomalainen5920 13 күн бұрын

I was about 10 during the Columbia disaster, definitely a core memory.

@irishkisserxoxo 11 күн бұрын

Lol

@HollyHorror87 7 күн бұрын

Same! Just learned that tidbit & it made my heart ache even more, but then angry that it could have been avoided. So awful

@martell203 4 күн бұрын

Perfectly stated. Thank you! 👏

@emilysuzann5119 13 күн бұрын

Girl please do an episode of Antarctica and all the crazy stuff going on there 🫠🤍

@theoriginalbridgetconnors 13 күн бұрын

Maybe start with over 70% of the women that have been there have been sexually assaulted by men there.

@daniellewestenmeyer8444 13 күн бұрын

Yes!

@alexpriedite1447 13 күн бұрын

YES!!!!!

@laraivetic2764 13 күн бұрын

YES PLEASE

@shellyseats5630 12 күн бұрын

The ice wall !!! Lol

@tracydodson9997 13 күн бұрын

I worked for a contractor assigned to NASA at that time. Everywhere you looked there was a large picture of the Challenger crew draped in black. Black bunting hung from every available surface and it was silent. Very moving the respect and reverence to those lost. My office was directly across the hall from the investigation committee. Had a front row seat to watch . . . got to shake hands with Sally Ride, a memorable lady very gracious, along with dozens of others who to my 19 year old clueless self were just regular people not the history I was witness to. Wish I could go back and slap me to pay more attention. As always Ms Bailey you are amazing and wonderful and I love your work 🎉 Thank you for a trip down memory lane

@JenniferandMark2014 13 күн бұрын

I remember how shocking this was to my 7 year old self. My 45 year old self is still saddened by this event. Thank you for covering this topic, Bailey. 🤗Jenn

@wanniluv8671 13 күн бұрын

Me too. I was 5 years old and still remember 😢😢

@FoxRogers 13 күн бұрын

what's up fam, it was so much. The entire class was sobbing for a week!

@saraphinacisneros8452 13 күн бұрын

Brings to mind two things! “Money is the root of all evil” and “ absolute power corrupts absolutely”!

@lucianaromulus1408 13 күн бұрын

I used to work in QC with Aerospace parts, specifically O-Rings.....the amount of 💩 they pass makes me sick. Im not against making money, but when it becomes cancerous greed, its not acceptable

@hallieadams4225 12 күн бұрын

Money it itself is an a thing..the evil is greed..human greed.

@hillarycourchaine6829 12 күн бұрын

Money makes people miserable and it brings people to absolute madness. Sure it pays for bills etc, etc, but money can't buy you happiness and if anyone thinks that it does . Then they're not going to learn anything.

@NathanScaglione100G 12 күн бұрын

*the Love of*

@sharroon7574 12 күн бұрын

* the love of money is the root of evil

@wickedkat5061 13 күн бұрын

Thank you for covering this story. I was in grade school when this happened. They had us all in the auditorium watching the launch live on TV. When it exploded, we didn't know that the blast wasn't planned until the announcers were upset. We all went home early and traumatized that day.

@Coffeedrinker291 12 күн бұрын

I was in elementary school and I remember watching it on the tv they wheeled in on the cart…but I didn’t understand something was wrong right away..I figured that’s what was supposed to happen.

@wickedkat5061 12 күн бұрын

@@Coffeedrinker291 Exactly! The adults gasped and the announcers on TV were upset but none of us kids knew that what we just saw was actually a tragedy at the moment it happened!

@sarahacuff-willey3546 13 күн бұрын

Just when I said, "I never catch Bailey Sarian until days after she posts!". Well, here I am and here we are!! Thank you for this one! I watched it live in school and watched my teacher cry. It was a terrible, but memorable moment.

@ErikaTBus 13 күн бұрын

I remember being home because it was a snow day. It interrupted 'The Price is Right.' So devastating :(

@KatelynIngle 13 күн бұрын

I’m be caught here a few times lately. Thank you KZfaq. 😂

@lollylolly8186 13 күн бұрын

I saw it happen, living in Florida. For days after my cat was covered in ash. It was a horrible sight.

@danb9447 13 күн бұрын

I thought you meant this video made your teacher cry

@amethystkortz4283 13 күн бұрын

I was so excited for this episode! I brought earbuds to listen to while getting two root canals and wisdom tooth extraction... I knew Bailey would get me through it. She never disappoints. ❤❤❤

@sarahelliott5504 12 күн бұрын

Hey Bailey. You should do an episode on the troubled teen industry. It's absolutely insane and awful and it still happens to this day. So many people go through this horrifying experience and i feel like more people need to be aware of it. Much love ❤️

@birdyfeederz7940 9 күн бұрын

She hasn't yet? That surprises me

@shellyseats5630 12 күн бұрын

Chernobyl, that's a dive i am enthralled with. I get fascinated with random things and i go all in until im done with it but i never get enough of Chernobyl. That is the one thing ethched in my mind from childhood.. that would be the most amazing thing ever if Bailey did a dive on that

@ebonyharris5412 12 күн бұрын

I am the same! I was born in 1985 but for some reason, Chernobyl has always drawn my attention as well as Mt. St. Helen! I'm such a nerd😂😂

@amywebb4586 10 күн бұрын

Same. It's one of the many Roman Empires that live rent free in my head.

@brandyparker3987 3 күн бұрын

@shellyseats5630 - there’s an interesting episode of River Monsters where Jeremy Wade fishes over there.

@Migraeni 2 күн бұрын

My Boyfriend and his friends actually traveled there 2019. With a guide you are able to walk in that area. They say it’s a feeling they will never forget.

@halroxdynasty8683 13 күн бұрын

I can't wait to watch this one. I was born when the Challenger accident happened, January 28, 1986. That morning...When my dad called my grandma she told him what had happened. Everyone was shocked. I grew up hearing about it all the time. They thought that was so wild. Later in life, I would end up traveling the country and I would meet my husband who is from New Hampshire...Well he told me that the teacher who passed away, Christa McCauliff, was a teacher in New Hampshire and when that happened, everyone in NH was totally sad and mourning. Then one time I was hitchhiking, and I ended up walking right by Christa McCualliff high School in Concord, NH. I thought that was probably one of the most full circle serendipitous moment of my life. Then my daughter ended up being born down the street in Concord hospital. RIP to her and all the crew 💔

@kristinab8326 12 күн бұрын

Birthday twin! My mom said when I realized this happened on my exact bday (I was really young and learned at school), I was very upset with her for not telling me. I remember a plaque at my elementary school with a memorial to Christa and the crew. So tragic and terrible to know they disregarded all the safety warnings.

@blufairy143 11 күн бұрын

Have you guys been to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. I’ve lived in NH for 23 years and still haven’t been. I do want to take my daughter this summer.

@ChennaJCook 8 күн бұрын

The Challenger kinda kickstarted me existing. My father was about to graduate with his mechanical engineering degree and had interviewed with Morton-Thiokol. After the explosion, they hired thousands of engineers including my dad, which led to him moving from Utah to Florida. He always said the joke was "if you have a degree and a pulse, you're hired" because of how many engineers they needed. This was only supposed to be a 10-year stint in Florida before returning home, but almost 4 years later, he met a pretty young lady at a local restaurant.... Next week will be their 32nd wedding anniversary and they have two adult children. And they still live in Florida.

@daniellewestenmeyer8444 13 күн бұрын

Bailey!!! I just want to let you know that I was chaperoning my daughter’s middle school field trip to the Air and Space Museum today. I saw this episode and listened to it on the bus trip down. I was able to give them a little history lesson when we got there. Great timing!!!

@nisar8009 13 күн бұрын

I’ll never forget watching the launch. It was awful when the rocket blew up. It was such a shock.

@tinaroberts5858 13 күн бұрын

It was so sad. 😢

@jluchette 12 күн бұрын

Ya know, I think most people thought that was the awful part.

@ebonyharris5412 12 күн бұрын

Of course that's the awful part! Maybe this person meant it was awful because they were caught off guard!@@jluchette

@jluchette 10 күн бұрын

@@ebonyharris5412 the worst part of any tragedy is often the tragedy. It's a difficult concept to grasp.

@holiwood72 13 күн бұрын

I remember I was home sick from school that day. My mother and I just held each other and cried. I'm Canadian, but even the students here were watching. Horrible just Horrible.

@ChennaJCook 8 күн бұрын

The one that kills me is watching the footage of Christa's parents watching the launch. Never mind how public it was, they literally watched their daughter die. Their child died right in front of them (along with six others) and they knew it, they said, and they couldn't do anything to save her.

@Magpieme98 13 күн бұрын

Bailey, you were spot on when you said that this disaster is a core memory for certain people. I was in high school in 1986 and I live in Florida… Our class went outside along with many others to watch the historic space shuttle flight. It was such a horrific experience for so many of us and affected us terribly. I can’t imagine what the family members of the crew felt. I can still recall it so clearly. 😢

@mrsblahblah92 13 күн бұрын

This was posted the exact minute I went on break, couldn’t have had better timing 😍

@diva9920 13 күн бұрын

Me too, me too!!!

@solene2014 13 күн бұрын

Je t'aimes très fort tatie Bailey ❤😊

@solene2014 13 күн бұрын

Ou est joan tatie Bailey je la vois pas 😊

@lilbabyogi 13 күн бұрын

Me too 😂

@miryana79 3 күн бұрын

Fantastic,hey you should go get and copy Bailey's tattoos as well. I personally think she's overdone it a bit.

@2litkeyz 13 күн бұрын

As a man who works long shifts in a warehouse i appreciate your videos they get me through the day even the MMM i listen to even tho i dont resonate with the makeup your storytelling is great, even if i heard the story before i stick around for your perspective , keep em coming 🫶🏽🔥

@BAMITSCAM 7 күн бұрын

Same! Though I am a lady I drive a truck for work so I put her on my apple car play and just listen to her. I love how in depth she is and facts I wouldn’t have else known about.

@cindywannamaker5299 13 күн бұрын

I lived in Florida when this happened. We could actually see the launches. I remember seeing this happen vividly. It's just seared into your brain. I just stood there for a minute trying to figure out what just happened.

@christajohnston9482 13 күн бұрын

I was named after the teacher Christa McCauliff. My mom kept all of the newspapers covering this story. I have been fascinated with her and this story. Thank you for covering this story Bailey!

@honeybwood 13 күн бұрын

YESSS, Bailey pls do a dark history on Cats. I haven’t looked too much into it but there’s gotta be some dark history there

@ariannasaarela7113 13 күн бұрын

YESSSSSS

@solene2014 13 күн бұрын

J'adore les chats ils sont trop mignons je suis d'accord également tata Bailey ❤️

@heavenjb 13 күн бұрын

For real!!

@sarahnade9947 13 күн бұрын

I SECOND!

@stephaniecoombe1012 13 күн бұрын

YEEEESSSSS!!!!!

@brandiemanuel5102 13 күн бұрын

You have taught me more than I learned my entire time in public school. Thank you for that 😂.

@galesalinas964 13 күн бұрын

My first child was born 2 weeks before the Challenger disaster. I was rocking him and watching the takeoff when my post-partum kicked in. It definitely was horrible to watch and normally I would have probably teared-up, but in my emotional state, you would have thought my entire family was onboard. I bawled for weeks until my hormones settled down.

@tammihunter5913 13 күн бұрын

My son was 7 weeks old, and I was doing the same thing. I'll never forget it.

@galesalinas964 13 күн бұрын

@@tammihunter5913 And the only thing to watch on TV in the middle of the night when you were up with the baby was CNN. It was non-stop coverage, so you just sit and get sad rocking your baby!

@Out_GalliVANtin 13 күн бұрын

My great uncle worked for NASA through IBM, starting out as a mathematician and went on to help design the computers on the space shuttles. I never asked if there was a correlation, but he retired the year after the Challenger disaster.

@elanaLlama 13 күн бұрын

I was in nursing school that awful day and came out of a class to see a crowd of students quietly staring at a tv. I went to see what had everyone so riveted and realized quickly what had happened. I can still feel the sense of shock and sadness that hit me, even all these years later. RIP to all those who were lost 💔

@hollyjohns1377 13 күн бұрын

I was 7 years old. I remember watching the launch on TV at school. The explosion is sketched into my mind. Anytime the Challenger is mentioned, I automatically think of where I was and seeing the explosion on TV.

@em.b.w 13 күн бұрын

You need to do a multiple part series over WW2!! Specifically the end, and the atrocities committed by Russian soldiers against German civilians. A War should never end with WAR CRIMES.

@lucianaromulus1408 13 күн бұрын

That and the Holodomer

@sarahnade9947 13 күн бұрын

Please do a dark history about how corporations control governments and the world. Love you Bailey! ❤

@DianaMayeDesigns 13 күн бұрын

I remember that day. I was in school watching it. The teacher turned the tv off really fast. We didn't know what happened at first. I'll never forget it. It's one of those days that you just can't forget.

@user-rl4qh7cm2z 13 күн бұрын

I was in social studies and our teacher had us watch it all :( so sad 😞

@pixiechick05171971 13 күн бұрын

I remember this incident. It was devastating as an 8th grader. I can just imagine the impact it had on younger kids. It was horrible and traumatic for everyone that had to witnessed it live.

@carbine090909 13 күн бұрын

My ex went to school with the daughter of an engineer who worked for Corning Glass (I know, 4 degrees of separation). NASA called him in to study the fragments of glass from the windshield panels to gather telemetry on what happened. They _really_ wanted to know.

@Hanah-179 13 күн бұрын

We need that cat episode please, I’d love to hear your take on the superstitions people have regarding them being bad luck and what not

@lucianaromulus1408 13 күн бұрын

It has roots in the Abrahamic faiths i think. I cant speak for other cultures and heritages, but Pagan Indo Europeans worshipped cats ❤

@chloesmith7565 10 күн бұрын

And feature the times cats saved lives

@PamelaH_HappyVibes 13 күн бұрын

My Dad was in the Air Force and we lived on Myrtle Beach Air a force Base in the80’s. We named our dog Sputnik. Now that I am an adult it is even funnier that we named our dog after a Russian satellite during the Cold War while living on a US Military Base. My parents sense of humor rocks!

@aureliadieckmann8097 13 күн бұрын

Please do a nickelodeon episode, Bailey. I would love to see your interpretation of the issues and accusations

@opaproductions 12 күн бұрын

My mom worked in a nursing home at the time and saw the whole thing on tv! She still gets the chills every time someone mentions the challenger launch

@carmengarza1232 13 күн бұрын

I was in the 4th grade when this happened. My teacher was seriously into space and had the classroom set to watch the launch live. She kept the live tv on all day in the classroom, and we were watching the explosion on loop all day.. Even today, the shape the explosion made is burned in my memory.

@meagshouhda6624 13 күн бұрын

We need an audio clip of the 'Ooooooh, somebody's in trouble.' and make it a ring tone for the boss, lol! Bailey you slay me!

@skittles7306 13 күн бұрын

This disaster is a fundamental childhood memory of mine. I'm so glad you showed pictures and not the actual video. It STILL hurts. ❤ We didn't get to watch at school (poor school problems) so I came home and ended up watching it BY MYSELF. Before that day my career of choice was astronaut. Still love it. Ironically became a teacher instead

@biancamunoz1009 13 күн бұрын

Who else is happy to be here ?🖤

@s.m.386 13 күн бұрын

Me!

@Turbulent_Tardis 13 күн бұрын

Me too!

@theoriginalbridgetconnors 13 күн бұрын

Me! 👋

@VeeMarieS 13 күн бұрын

Almost 7.3 million followers?! Not bad, Bailey. I’ve been following for years and I haven’t missed a single video. I think we need content with your mom again. It’s been a minute

@purplerocker76 12 күн бұрын

I will never forget that day! I always got so excited watching the shuttles launch. I could never watch it live again after that. In north Alabama that day, schools were closed because of ice/snow. It was 2 weeks before my 10th birthday. I could tell something was wrong when we were watching, and when I looked at my Mom and saw tears running down her face, I just lost it! For my generation, it was certainly our first national disaster. My heart still aches thinking of it to this day! 💔

@euriditia 13 күн бұрын

The Challenger Disaster is tragic. Especially when they COULD have attempted to recover them, but they didn't. Those people suffered and suffocated before they died. I cannot imagine the terror.

@thelittlelenora 13 күн бұрын

No they didn't.

@tinaroberts5858 13 күн бұрын

@thelittlelenora seriously ???. How do you know?

@mesquitemagic 13 күн бұрын

It happened to fast for anyone to do anything.

@euriditia 13 күн бұрын

@@thelittlelenora The capsule the crew were inside did not explode immediately. It was ejected and remained intact during the initial disaster and the crew were likely conscious and fully aware something was wrong before they died.

@nataliemcd9318 13 күн бұрын

The force of the crew compartment hitting the ocean was so destructive that the precise cause of death for the crew could not be determined. They believe that it's likely that the crew members lost consciousness due to a loss of pressure inside the crew compartment. The loss of pressure could be deadly in itself, even if the crew members were breathing from the air packs. The crew cabin tore loose at 45,000 feet, arced upward to about 65,000 feet, and then began a 2-minute, 45-second plunge to the Atlantic Ocean. Acceleration forces at the time of the breakup were estimated at 12 to 20 Gs for about 2 seconds. If the crew members lost consciousness due to a loss of pressure, they would not have had time to revive as the crew compartment fell into denser air at lower altitudes, then the cabin would have hit the water at about 207 mph, creating a force equal to about 200 times that of gravity. The force of the crew compartment hitting the ocean, which was ''far in excess of the structural limits of the crew compartment or crew survivability levels,’' caused such destruction that the experts were unable to even determine the precise cause of death. There was absolutely no chance of recovering them alive. They would have lost consciousness almost immediately, and most likely didn't wake back up long enough to suffer.

@jenniebaker2387 13 күн бұрын

I was in 6th grade when this happened & to this day I remember standing in line in the cafeteria when it was announced. One of those things you never forget.

@nusratkazi6127 13 күн бұрын

Can you do a deep dive on the creation of israeli settlements aka how the nation started? a dark history episode would be absolutely crazy!! i believe you are an amazing narrator without any bias regarding these matters

@riannongrubbs4231 13 күн бұрын

Thank you for covering this Bailey! I got the challenger mixed up with the Columbia accident at first- I only was aware of the Columbia accident because a crew member Kalpana Chawla attended UT Arlington and they try to honor her memory with her picture on the Engineering light pole flags and naming a dorm after her, but I didn’t know when it happened til I looked it up just now to figure out why this was so familiar. Both are tragic and lost seven people each, so it’s a somber yet important opportunity to understand what happened.

@brittanykelly1261 12 күн бұрын

I remember watching the Challenger launch in 3rd grade at school. Big TVs etc. being wheeled out on carts. All of us kids and teachers were shocked and horrified. I’ll never forget the looks on my teachers’ faces. It was such a sad and scary day.

@WomanOnTheEdgeHog 12 күн бұрын

Not many things bring me excitement and comfort at the same time these days, but when I see Bailey has a new video it makes me feel like I’m seeing a friend that doesn’t want anything from me and I don’t have to tell them to leave when I’m tired 😂keep filling peoples cups Bailey you’re doing more than you know for everyone 💜 ❤️ all the way from the UK 🥰

@monique7796 12 күн бұрын

Wow❤I felt this comment on so many levels!

@WomanOnTheEdgeHog 12 күн бұрын

@@monique7796 we all in this together 🫶🏻 keep feeling the feels and fill your soul whenever and however you can ❤

@juliemaricle6091 13 күн бұрын

I, too, am floored by the celestial tea thing!! Inquiring minds MUST KNOW!!!!😮

@hk4evr2 12 күн бұрын

Same, like what?😮

@AriLove. 13 күн бұрын

Gonna pass my history class with help from bailey

@robinbliss6513 13 күн бұрын

I remember walking into the dining hall of my dorm and the crowd of people gathered around in front of the television, some tearful, mostly silent. It had just happened before I got there and I was confused by all the replays of the crew walking toward the shuttle. I was sure that the other students had misunderstood the situation because, see? there they all are, walking to the ship, alive. Then they cut again to the explosion, and the two solid fuel rockets heading off in different directions. My heart still sinks at the memory.

@-TotallySaneCatLady- 12 күн бұрын

Both myself and my Husband were in high school when this happened. It’s honestly burned into my brain. It was live televised for our classroom and was horrifying. Up until this point we were all pretty sheltered. My husband is from New Hampshire and actually knew Christa McAuliffe. His school was devastated.

@brianfreer4942 13 күн бұрын

I watched it live. When it blew, my teacher's mouth was agape. I realized that something was wrong. Me being a class clown, I ask her "Is that supposed to happen?" It snapped my teacher back to reality and she looked at me, back at the television. Then immediately turned it off, and told us to get out our science books. Sorry, Miss Burns if you're watching. I was in your 4th grade class. Courtney Elementary.

@janiebarber5772 13 күн бұрын

I remember watching this on TV. It was heartbreaking!

@mooseymcflurffycat3018 13 күн бұрын

I remember I was in 2nd grade during the 10th anniversary and I have ADHD so I didn't pay enough attention to realize it hadn't just happened. 9/11 was my generations "Challenger" and I was 12. Even then I didn't know where WTC was. I assumed Nebraska at first, where I live. Bless me and my ADHD.

@tamsyngagne7001 13 күн бұрын

I totally remember being in my classroom watching when this disaster happened... such a terrible thing to witness. I can only imagine the pain those families felt watching that day. 💔

@Atos0520 13 күн бұрын

This was such a sad episode. SO many disasters could have been prevented if they listened to the scientists... My job just did a session on NASA space exploration, so it was perfect timing!

@TsarAlexander1918 13 күн бұрын

I was in the 4th grade when this happened. We watched it on tv at school. When The Challenger exploded, the teacher just jumped up, turned off the tv, and said, Ok, time for recess! Very sad.

@FoxRogers 13 күн бұрын

I remember watching this live in first grade. EVERYONE cried and space shuttle launches were always a point of stress and fascination after

@isis08131 13 күн бұрын

When the Challenger disaster happened, over an entire year, our school was all in on NASA and space travel. We had a lottery to pick one of our teachers to apply to go up, half of the students were taking classes that would carry over into college to become astronauts. When the disaster happened, every classroom had a tv to watch and the shock and cries heard were awful. Therapists were brought in for the students and teachers. And not one child wanted to become an astronaut after that.😢

@Believeinanything1 13 күн бұрын

My dad remembers watching both the apollo 18 moon landing, and the challenger disaster as a kid.

@theoriginalbridgetconnors 13 күн бұрын

I think you mean Apollo 11, not Apollo 18.

@kellimiller6060 13 күн бұрын

I was sitting in 11th grade mythology class watching a portable tv the student who sat next to me snuck in. I remember when it blew up, we were at first just looking at each other then we both started to cry. No one else knew what was going on until the next period. I remember sitting in class and being in so much shock. I honestly don’t remember the rest of the day, I was in such a stupor.

@Emrose1993_ 12 күн бұрын

Such a horrific story. I can’t imagine watching that live..

@healingattachment 12 күн бұрын

I watched it live and yes it was horrific.

@miltoncat 13 күн бұрын

I was 14 and in 8th grade when Challenger blew up. Announced in cafeteria during lunch…. and cafeteria with hundreds of kids went silent.

@AWESOMEgirlz02AWESOMEgirlz02 13 күн бұрын

my highschool government teacher told us about how his high school teacher was supposed to be the teacher who was sent into space. She was basically all the way through the process of going but she got pregnant and couldn’t go, but was absolutely traumatized after the explosion happened and he said that she would come into school every day after that, and be described it as was almost unbearable for him to see her so depressed because she just had the epiphany that it could’ve been her

@chey3201 7 күн бұрын

As a former employee of the United States Space and Rocket Center, hearing Bailey talking about space made me feel out!!

@The99forever 10 күн бұрын

I watched the Seconds From Disaster episode on Challenger. My heart just ached for Roger Boisjoly, one of the engineers who desperately tried to stop the launch, when they interviewed him. He was in tears in parts. 20 years later and he was still filled with rage and utterly devastated by what happened.

@shannonscelza8915 13 күн бұрын

My school had a program where every week for two days out of the week we would go to a NASA learning program and learn a bunch of different things about how planes and rocket ships work and alot of science it was so fun I feel blessed to have had this ❤🎉

@utcomgrad92 9 күн бұрын

I was one of the watchers of the Challenger disaster. 😢 I was home from school, I was a Junior in High School. I was sick with the flu. But that did not stop me from wanting to witness history. This launch had been hyped for a long time. So I watched while running a high fever. When it happened, I thought it was a dream. Later when I was more lucid I found out it was not a dream and it really did happen.

@hollycrews3425 13 күн бұрын

I was in school that day, watching it on TV. So tragic. So silent for the rest of the day. 😢

@theresa5227 13 күн бұрын

I will not ever forget that day and I was in school watching 😢and your right about Generations did watch this on live TV and we are scarred from watching it❤ thanks for doing the video love you Bailey

@gracefulrufedges4155 13 күн бұрын

Hi Bailey! (I love your name btw!) I don't do this often, comment that is, however, I have been binge watching your videos, and I was compelled to share some thoughts and give some well deserved positive feedback for you. I will condense my comments, as I'm sure you have a plethora to keep you occupied. KZfaq has been my friend since my daughter was killed after Christmas 2021. It, if nothing else, got me out of my head for a while. When I happened across your channel, my ADHD was full throttle, but you held my attention from start to finish! So far, my fav. Episode is the Josephine Baker 2 parter. You told her story so well, I'm sure she gave you a thumbs up! You deliver your content with a phenomenal blend of real feeling, humor, reverence, sassiness, and warmth. Have you done anything about the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling for desegregation & civil rights? I was raised in Topeka, KS. and went to school at Sumner Elementary ( where Linda Brown was supposed to attend) I met Ms. Brown and I think she would have liked you. Just saying you do justice to whatever topic you discuss. I love your individuality, your enthusiasm, and that you say what needs to be said (even though KZfaq admin. has decided that they don't have to observe the constitution, and choose to cater to the lowest common denominator...UGH!) I appreciate you!! Oh! I was wondering where your theme song is from? I know it, but not sure where from, but I would "sing" that whenever my kids and I were embarking on some adventure. It's very fitting for you!!

@PaigeD_13 11 күн бұрын

I just watched the doc about this on Netflix today. I can't understand the logic behind knowing the inevitable and "taking the risk" as its been stated. They were so adamant about staying on schedule that they knowingly ruined 7 families in the process for many years to come. This tragedy has struck something in my heart, thank you Bailey as always for your coverage❤

@dawno5656 7 күн бұрын

I remember watching this happen in my elementary school class. The teachers had been really excited about it. As soon as the explosion happened the TV was turned off and nothing was said. That's how I remember it. I've sort of believed it was planned, like they wanted us to be scared

@allif445 13 күн бұрын

Dude 28 seconds is a new record!

@WhimsiGlow 13 күн бұрын

i love learning about so many interesting things from you! you're so well spoken and make everything easy to understand and digest :)

@elizabethabennett973 8 күн бұрын

This was 5 years before I was born. Born and raised in Florida, my mom had said she had seen the explosion while driving to her shift at Pizza Hut. At the time she lived by the cape where her grandfather worked. She was also listening to it live on the car radio, and she said the silence was deafening. Everyone on the road stopped and got out to look.

@saraaguilera8517 12 күн бұрын

This was the biggest heartache of my childhood. My dad worked for the company that made the some of the parts that went on the Challenger. He was so proud that he had helped. He flew my grandma in from Florida. My mom’s parents came over too. My brother and I stayed home from school to watch this. And we were thrilled. Dad was thrilled. And then it exploded. And as an 8 year old, you don’t understand that everyone died, so I waited by the tv for hours to hear that they were ok. But they weren’t. It felt like they had been ripped away from all of us. Side note, these guys in black suits came to our door about an hour after it happened and took my dad. They did it for everyone who worked on the project. They needed time to figure out what had happened. My dad didn’t come home that night before I went to bed. He came home the next day. He was fine. But I was an emotional wreck.

@Dana_at_LAX 13 күн бұрын

I am here and you posted 1 minute ago HOW AM I THIS EARLY BAILEY?????

@kayciel3268 13 күн бұрын

I was a senior in high school in NH and had stayed home from school that day sick. I watched the shuttle launch, saw the explosion and cried.

@maryb2311 13 күн бұрын

I was in high school when the Challenger exploded. I remember standing outside with other students and how a hush felt over our class. Everyone then screamed and were crying loudly. It's one thing to see it on TV and another to see it live in person. I live close to NASA so we ALWAYS watched outside.

@brxn98 13 күн бұрын

Happy Dark History Thursday 🖤🖤

@raerae7816 13 күн бұрын

I need to know more about NASA

@ComatoseCupcake 11 күн бұрын

I was born in 1990 and my name is Christa. A lot of people when I was growing up thought I was named after Christa McAuliffe. When I was little it used to annoy me, because I wasn't named for her, but when I was older and I learned about her and the Challenger tragedy, I'm proud to share her name.

@Queenofthemelanin 12 күн бұрын

In elementary school when i heard about this story i was so obsessed a teacher saved his newspaper from the day it exploded and brought it to school to let me read it i was so psyched i never forgot because he literally shared a piece of his treasure with me

@ravenwaters2770 13 күн бұрын

First like. First comment. LOVE THE POD!! 🤍☠️

@user-cn4wp1ht3x 12 күн бұрын

😢 I remember watching this live on TV.... It was such a shock 😲 that no one wanted to accept what we were watching! It was truly heart breaking 💔 and was something that stayed with us.... Thanks Bailey for bringing this tragic story to us that should remind 😔 😢 us to always appreciate every moment we have with those we love ❤️. Love you lots my friend ❤️ 💕!

@LizzyHuntDsm 12 күн бұрын

I was feeding my 8 day old son Matthew watching the launch from our farm in Norwalk, Iowa. I was totally shocked by the explosion! Then I held my son close and cried. It was so unbelievable so heartbreaking.

@TerryPursley-iu3ky 12 күн бұрын

It was a sacrifice on purpose

@Mytwohearts 13 күн бұрын

I was in kindergarten and they were broadcasting the launch over the intercom when we heard them announce that the Challenger exploded and all lives were lost. My teacher shut the come off to our room right after that. When I went home that day I remembered seeing it on a little 9-inch black and white TV, while my dad was doing some dishes. Some things you just remember so vividly, no matter your age.

@ali_b_lush2 11 күн бұрын

I was 5 years old and in 2nd grade. We watched the launch together with other students and I remember sitting crossed legged on the floor. After it happened I remember everyone being very quiet and we went back to class right away. It's crazy to think I was watching this happen but then in 2001 I was in class at University when 9/11 started. I ran back to the dorm to see what was happening. I saw the 2nd plane hit the World Trade Center. The sadness is so overwhelming thinking of either event. These are moments I will never forget.

@SuzzyB52 10 күн бұрын

I'm from Australia, and I remember listening live on the radio. I was driving at the time. Besides the shock I was in, the gentleman that was reporting was hysterical and crying. I was balling my eyes out and there other people around me doing the same. The thought that at least 3 of the astronauts surveyed before hitting the ocean makes me cry all over again

@michaliaholliday9569 13 күн бұрын

So many of us were gathered around classroom televisions and received a huge dose of collective trauma on that day. Having it happen while we were in school, away from our parents, made it all the more terrifying.

@trivinia 12 күн бұрын

I always wonder how the kids who nominated McCauliff dealt with the tragedy. Like, imagine essentially sending your favorite teacher to their death.

@Ebichuchu 12 күн бұрын

In 5th grade in my school, we actually DID learn about the Challenger Disaster because every 5th grade class took a field trip to a science center meant to commemorate the lives lost. On it, we would pretend to be part of a space crew and act as ground control and then get to go into a simulation of a space shuttle and everyone always looked forward to that trip

@angiejones7702 9 күн бұрын

I was in 2nd grade. All the classrooms had TVs so we could watch. It was such a big deal at the time. Then it turned horrible. Teachers were crying. I just remember in the moment trying to understand what we just witnessed. I have very vivid realistic dreams. That night I dreamt I was with the crew. It was like I knew each of them. I felt the excitement of the moment. I was on the Challenger with them. I felt so much joy. Then bam we blew up. I had 3 seconds of paralyzed fear and heard them screaming. I'm glad my parents were awake. I remember crying for a while. I haven't watched the video yet. I want to. I know I need to be mentally prepared.

@kodamatachita86 11 күн бұрын

Crazy fact - my dad worked for the company that built the Challenger space shuttle (Rockwell International). They even told NASA not to launch, but as you all know. I remember my dad telling me how he knew some of the engineers on the team and how crushed they were.

@theyellowferret5125 8 күн бұрын

Fun fact: One of my aunt's teachers almost ended up on the Challenger. However, he received some kind of injury and wasn't able to complete the training. Which was lucky for him, but oh, my gosh, that poor lady who went in his place...