CBS News Live Coverage of The Challenger Disaster Part 1

From Tuesday January 28th 1986, CBS News Special Report of The Challenger Explosion killing
all 7 Astronauts Onboard The Space Shuttle Challenger.
Coverage Reported by: Dan Rather in New York ,Bruce Hall @ the Kennedy Space Center.
Coverage Begins @ 11:45:15 A.M EST, 6 Minutes and 2 seconds After The Explosion.

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• 1986
• CBS
• News
• Special
• Report
• Breaking
• Dan
• Rather
• Challenger
• Disaster

[altfactor]

At 8:25 of the clip, you can see two buses in the background (behind newsman Bruce Hall) leave the VIP area at the Cape.

They probably were carrying families and friends of the astronauts.

[zellco321]

@altfactor I have thought that too.

[hoosierlooker]

The buses behind Bruce Hall, I wonder if they carried the relatives of the astronauts?

[zellco321]

@hoosierlooker Right,I have noticed that before and I have wondered the same thing.

[paulsonj72]

@hankaaron1961

You are correct about President Regan and the State of the Union adress scheduled to be given that night. Instead he gave what many people consider to be his greatest speech in regards to the disaster. And I will give credit to Peggy Noonan who was one of Regans speechwriters as she wrote that particular speech.

[crinoid1919]

I was waitin in the emergency room waiting to see a doctor for my broken leg when this happened live on the tv infront of me. Believe it or not i TOTALLY forgot about my pain and situation.

[bjkopec]

@chad6504 Ok...how many of us were 12 and home sick? I have the exact same story. I remember watching Price is Right at my grandmother's house when they interrupted the program to make the announcement.

[chad6504]

@KAReiter82

I also was 12 and home sick that day. I remember watching CBS (we had only 3 channels in those days LOL) when Rather broke into the program. I think it was The Price is Right although I am not 100% sure. It also sticks in my mind to this day! Just saw the recently released video from a family filming from Orlando Airport. They were clueless what happened - must have been weird.

[KAReiter82]

I remember this so vividly. I was 12 years old at the time. A large snow storm had resulted in a snow day, so my brother and I flipped through the channels until we finally found the live feed on CNN. I was particularly interested, because I remember it was a nationwide contest to select the teacher to go with the astronauts. I had nominated my sixth grade principal. Even though he didn't win, I wanted to watch the launch. To this day, it has become one of those images I will never forget.

[trenchnuts]

the astronauts never died. they parachuted to safety......

[alienhddna]

i was there that day when that hapend

[stas3h]

Too bad CNN was the only network doing actual LIVE coverage of the launch and explosion.

[mrtrin]

@TheUduak

Considering that NASA was hurting for publicity, getting a teacher in space... there's no idea what they would've done to give the launch some extra umph.

[Eyeglompyou]

Hey it's Dan Blather XD

[boscoesarmy]

RIP.