European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 1, 198b the stars and stripes Page 5 great Mission specialist George Nelson sits in the mid deck of he shuttle discovery As it orbits the Earth thursday apprehensive students find liftoff fascinating b the associated press schoolchildren in classrooms and Assembly Halls clapped cried Pra cd and held their collective breaths in anticipation and Relief thursday As they watched the space shuttle discovery lift off from inc Kennedy space Center. Cheers and applause broke out among Slud cols of Amer Ica s next teacher in space As they watched the liftoff from classrooms in , Idaho where they saw the televised explosion of he challenger 32 months ago. We never had any doubt about putting the kids in there  said Mccall Don Nelly elementary school principal John Wall. We just needed to do it. I m relieved everything went Well. I was More worried than i wanted to  seventh graders in Rosemary Eskridge s science class at Eisenhower Middle school in Oklahoma City were sophisticated enough to hold their cheers and applause until after discovery separated from its Booster rocket. It we at the separation stage that Chal Lenger blew up. The reactions ranged from crying to hiding their eyes Donna Hanebut a third Grade teacher at Uintah Elemen tary school in South Ogden. Utah said of students she Ted on an expedition to space Camp in Alabama last summer. There was  and  "1 remember the challenger and How it blew up said fifth grader Shannon Gates at Morris elementary school in Llull Sivilie Ala. And 1 was scared that maybe the discovery would blow up and i asked. Sancta Optime in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. I. I m8 mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. 87, died at Home in Oyster Bay. . 30 years ago . 1, 1958 Italy announced that the United states would be allowed to establish  rangi1 ballistic missile bases on italian territory. 20 years ago today. Oct. 1, i9b8 a referendum in Greece resulted in approval of a new Constitution. 10 years ago today. Oct. I 1978 the leading negotiators for the new strategic arms limitation treaty reported that substantial Progress had been made during the latest round of talks at inc White House. God please Don t let this happen we Don t need any More people killed in discovery " teacher Barbara Morgan in Florida for the launch said her students Back in Idaho were excited and wish they could be Here with  selected to be the next teacher in space after Christa Mcauliffe was killed in the challenger explosion mor Gan was enthusiastic about being part of a future Crew. I plan on being there she said. When they re ready to Send me i la be  after watching the challenger explode in january 1986, Morgan s former students now 11 year old sixth graders were apprehensive about thursday s launch. I was excited the last  said april Beaver. Then i got depressed after it exploded. I was really relieved it went up  students at Dick sconce elementary school in a Burn. Wash., watched the liftoff in tense silence. There was a lot of anxiety said principal Don Lapinski. My stomach was in a knot  the school in the Seattle suburb was renamed for the Pilot of the challenger. Pink Clad students at Washington elementary school in Willmar minn., where shuttle astronaut George Pinky Nelson attended fifth and sixth grades counted Down final seconds to liftoff and then the entire student body started clapping when the shuttle rocketed away said principal Paul Al Borg. Turn on the heat space Center Houston a Mission control turned the head on the discovery astronauts thursday in an attempt to melt ice out of a Cabin air conditioning system. The in formed in ducts that feed an evaporator system used to Cool the Cabin air while the space shuttle is rocketing into orbit. The temperature climbed to 88 degrees and the humidity remained at a dry 43 percent the astronauts were told to drink water to avoid dehydration. If the. Crew follows the pattern of past shuttle Crews Liu uck and Pilot Richard Covey will sleep in their couches in the warm part of the Cabin and the rest of the Crew will sleep in inc larger and cooler mid deck area below. Among the Crew equipment arc sleeping bags to help keep protect the astronauts from cold Dunn their rest periods. But if it gets too warm the astronauts can change out of their flight coveralls and work in Shoris and knit shins. When 1 saw it go up i thought it was going to fall Back Down but it did to said 13-year-old Albert har Dison at the Middle school in Oklahoma City. I m glad it made  seventh Grade science students at Miami s Carver Junior High were apprehensive at first. But the 52 Mcm bar class counted Down in unison As discovery blasted off cheering wildly at the liftoff. Jean band Cru who plans to be an astronaut said he was impressed with the Takeoff. It was Good they had everything planned and it All worked out Good and Fine Jean said. Now i want to go to the University and icam about Asira Nauls space and  i had my fingers crossed the whole Lime said Christy Holt a fifth grader at Julian Harris Elemen tary school in Decatur Ala. The school is on Mvauliffe drive named for the challenger teacher. Reba Wadsworth said her fifth Grade Slud cols chose to be called the challengers and designated class colors As red White and Blue in remembrance of the Crew. Pay up said one student to another Al Morris school in hunks Villa. You owe me a Dollar. It made it. I told you it  i feel pretty goad that they arc trying it again said David Edwards a Morris student. After one mistake it does t mean you Don t do it again. I m glad i would like to live on the Moon some  lights go out Early space Center Houston a Mission control said Good night to the discovery Astro nauts a Little Early on their first evening in space their scheduled bedtime was not until 9 37 . Not but at 8 is Lacy Cvach the Astro naut who works with inc Crew from Mission control initiated this Exchange so we re going to say Good night and not plan on talking to you again. We certainly had a fun Day working Wanh  discovery Pilot Richard Covey responded Well Lacy we be had a fun Day Loo so far. We appreciate you All allowing us to Settle Down Here. We look Forward to working with you All again  Cvach Roger that same Here. Good night from All of  Covey Good night from America s space Craft