A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites

"I realized that if something went wrong up there, things might go very badly down here."

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[Steven N]

I heard about the Challenger disaster while studying with the radio on and right after the announcement the song "The sun always shine on TV" from A-ha was played.

Even after all these years, every time I hear that song, the image of the explosion with the SRB's plumes pops up.