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diehardblue

(11,122 posts)
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:21 PM Oct 8

What Happened to the Bodies of the Challenger Disaster Crew

A little known mission recovered all bodies intact. The crew might have survived the initial explosion.

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Deuxcents

(24,910 posts)
1. I remember this well. I did not know what happened after the disaster until just now. Thanks for the post
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:36 PM
Oct 8

electric_blue68

(25,096 posts)
2. Wow, didn't know either....
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:31 PM
Oct 8

Luckily I was working at a place where we had a radio, and informal enough that we could talk together hoping for some miracle.

hlthe2b

(112,249 posts)
4. I saw it live. I have an intensely difficult time imagining they were not fully incinerated and the claim their
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 08:33 PM
Oct 8

bodies were recovered intact, sounds rather bizarre. If this is AI-generated bullshit, then may the worst Karma possible land on the maker/developer/promoters' shoulders from now until eternity.

diehardblue

(11,122 posts)
5. This not AI. I do not post AI generated posts.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 09:39 AM
Oct 9

Do your research. It is an insult. for the memory of those who lost their lives for you to minimize it.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-29-mn-19581-story.html

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