European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january 30, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 thousands watched in horror disbelief by Tamara Jones Inrod press writer turned to horror across the nation As americans cheering for the country s first civilian astronaut watched on live ice vision a the shuttle challenger exploded in i he air tuesday in the world s worst space catastrophe. Al first there was just stunned silence silence in the bleachers ill Cape Canavy . Where families friends and fan of the seven challenger passengers watched the liftoff silence in classrooms where school children were rooting fur space leather Christ Mcauliffe. Disbelief turned 10 due sorrow and silence to sobs As is Buci Itne Clear that no one could have possibly survived the disaster Al i lie White House. President Reagan wordlessly viewed video replays of the challenger explosion. Watching the launch first lady Nancy Reagan exclaimed. Of my god. No in Houston Mission control workers clutched each other in tears. Seven slates flew flags at half staff and Legislatures drafted is elements Honor ing the seven who perished. The new York and american Stock exchanges planned a minute of silence at ii . Est wednesday in remembrance of inc challenger Crew. Secretary of tulu Eutin William .1. Hen net 1 i toned a klute men i in Washington urging american schoolchildren to be proud of Chrisia Mcauliffe one of your teachers and of the other Brave Ameri cans who were willing to in inc great re secs for the Good of our National Lidu Elution president Mary Hatwood Futrill expressed Shock and Sor Row bin also voiced the Hope that Nasa would Cut another teacher Inlo space six. I would Hope that the lesson thai Chrisla planned to teach will be taught. I think Thul s what Chrisia would Guirell up Cal most of the past week Al Cape canaveral in prelaunch seminars and festivities with the nine older finalists and More than 100 of her teachers who represented their slates in the Leachjr in space Competition. At Cape canaveral. Nuut 200 Nasa guests Many of them relatives and friends of inc astronauts watched he challenger s liftoff from bleachers. Their cheers turned to screams and anguished wails when the shuttle exploded. Nine year old Scott Mcauliffe s i hard Grude Classm Les standing behind a go chrism Banner were in the crowd. Muny of the 114 Semi finalists for the lecher in space spot on the shuttle were in the bleachers. They stood quickly Shook i hair Heads and wiped Lears. I m horrified David Staples a col league of Mcauliffe s in Concord said he a Chi. It s jus i hours later chaperones far Scott Mcauliffe and his classmates released this slide mint before boarding ii plane to head Home we know we arc joined in our sorrow by our fellow americans and by people the world Over who have experienced this Iraq Edy with us. To have been there at the to the explodes moments Urr liftoff us stunned workers watch. A Wal of Encini annl and Joy so six in followed by sorrow and pain leaves us numb and con fused and makes us seek the Comfort of our families so that we und especially our Chil Dren Ean feel our grief in i he quiet and privacy of our the statement said the group found a kind of Consolation in the knowledge thai our spirits and our hearts were As close As possible to Chrisia her Crew members and their loved ones at the moment when they most needed our prayers and our despite the in agcy legislators and Astro Nauls defended Nasa s safely record and urged continued space exploration. Sen. Jake Garn the Utah Republican who eight months ago became the first lawmaker 10 Fly in space was shaken but said he still Hau great Confidence in the space program. The Crew members that i knew so Well i would expect that they would want us to go ahead with the space program after we had gone through the proper investigation and analysis and know what happened Garn said. At Iii wards fab in Southern califor Nia where the latest space shuttle flight by discovery ended safely Jan. Livona dry Lake bed Nasa spokesman Ralph Jack snip was visibly shaken. Somehow Well keep going he said. It s still Ito Early to Tel but i m sure Well investigate the Accident thoroughly und find out what the problem h and probably Marl flying again f ormer astronaut i rank Hornun. Who circled the Moon aboard Apollo h in im8 and now is chairman of Miami based East can airlines said he was startled and con Horman said Nasa s Success makes the Public treat launches almost As every Day events but anyone who s been in or around the program known each one has an inherent degree of risk which in my mind is very from his Home in grass Valley Calif., retired test Pill Gen. Charles Chuck Yeager said they la have to Anulee the problem and make some added a Cager the Pilot who first broke the sound Barrier and for whom the right stuff was named i Don i think this is the end of the space the pain was clearly deepest for the loved ones of the challenger Crew. To Concord thousands of Mcauliffe s Hometown fans watched the Lel Vised lift Nasa will delay journalist program Columbia . A the Jour Nalisa in space program will be at least delayed because of tuesday s shuttle explosion that killed six challenger astronauts and the first everyday citizen in space schoolteacher Chrisia meal iffy. Alan Ladwig who Heads Nasa s space flight participation program said in Washington that the Magni Iuda of today s tragedy makes in really Lough to say what will happen next asked whether the journalist in space project would go Forward As planned lad wig replied we just Don t have any idea today. It s Al least by Early evening four people who had applied to be the first journalist in space had called the Pray eco office at the univer sity of South Carolina. They All said the same thing said pro Gram spokesman Jack Bass. They wanted us to know icy wanted their names to re main in the applicant Pool and they hoped the program would Bass read a two sentence statement from Robert l. Hoskins president of the association of schools of journalism and mass communication expressing condolences to the families of those who died aboard the challenger tuesday. Nasa s space flight participation project is designed to give private citizens a Chance to experience space Ira vet. The journalist project was to be the Ond phase of a citizen in space program Bass said. The first participant was Mcauliffe who taught social studies and Law at Concord . High school. The journal isl is scheduled to be on a Shurle launch in late september. Project officials say they have received applications from 1,703 journalists. Several reporters watched tuesday s launch while covering the voyager Mission from the Jet propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena Calif. One of them Murray Dubino Floc Phila Delphia inquirer s los Angeles Bureau who said he has applied to be in the program said this is going to cause me to rethink my desire to go into however new York times science re Porter John Noble Wilford said anyone who applied was aware there were risks involved and would take that into account and live with it. This does t affect my de sire to Fly in off. Arc in Hock wave of grief has Cov ered the entire cily said City manager s. Is Oil Al the nov Llam Ihire Sia Tulious. Crying gathered around a Tele vision outside Iov. John Summit s office. s is ice 27- ear old waitress hets Corrigan. Said she came Home to 14is Angels from Cape canaveral on monday night thinking they would get off safely like icy always Mark Roth. A colleague of i Uyer Sieve Mvauliffe. Said the Leach ice s Hus band was a Vays asked. Questions about could happen bin people were thinking of this in terms of an a neighbor of the Mcauliffee. Said Chroma had been very very excited and Nar null said the Isacher was quite optimistic about her journey would do in terms of opening up space and space frontiers to Normal Cili ens like in ii Autori n.c., Kerry Smtth said her Broiher in Law. Challenger Poloi Mich ice Smith Wax Noi nervous a Oil Abonal the flight and was anxious Logel in commander trances Sci acc in his Home slate of vast Vingum he was alms eager logo Inlo space. We re just devastated. We re u a numb said Almon one of about 150 friends and relatives Scobee had invited to i Lorilla to witness the launch. Almon came Home monday night. Saibic never discussed the dangers or expressed fear Aboul the so Ullic s Sarcu. Allton said. Me said there s no a Peri ence like being in one of those chairs Uncini the fire is oni Uka casually discussed the dangers of space travel with his sister in law1. Linda of Uka. Of Keahi Eckna. Hawaii two weeks ago. She said he told her the Challenge was greater than the risk. In Raleigh no Donald Edwards a former physics teacher of Ronald i me Nair said the Asl Ronal fell his Mission was. To try to inspire Young people to go ahead and iry i achieve things they never dreamed they could the Rev. Billy Graham issued a statement from his Home in Montreal no saying the challenger catastrophe has stun Ned a Meri Ca and caused us to Pray As perhaps nothing else since the assassination of or. Marlin King added the evangelist the Many Dias lers in the 12 months should cause All of us to reflect on the Brevity of life and our responsibility to Rod 11 is my prayer that out of this tragedy will come Ino ral and spiritual lessons for All of Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today Jan. 30. 1946 new regulations pro Viding the death Penally for currying weapons and for acts of sabotage were published in the Palestine a Clec. 30 years ago today Jan. 30. I j56 ii. L. Mencken 75, died in his sleep at his Home in Baltimore. For u half Century Mencken s sharply bar bed pen provided a running commentary on the foibles of american life. 20 years ago today Jan. To \1bb after two weeks of bickering attorneys agreed on a jury in Miami to try Candace Candy Mossier and her Nephew Melvin Lane Powers for the 196-1 murder of Candy s millionaire husband Texas banker Jacques Mossier. J0 years ago today Jan. 30, 1076 Secretary of Siale Henry Kissinger said the administration is considering whether to ask Congress for overt financial Aid for anti soviet factions in Angola
