I hadn't watched television for 6 months when the accident happened, but my mom called home from work telling me to turn on the tv and I tuned into the explosion, over and over again.
I was always interested in space travel and the stars, and I knew that this tragedy could cost us years if not decades in exploration. Thankfully it didn't set us that far back, though the second shuttle explosion seems to have done a lot more damage. I'm going to miss the spectacular images from the Hubble Telescope
