It Was Helpful To Laugh About It - Tumblr Posts

razzek

1 year ago

a drawing of the inside of the Challenger space shuttle as it plummets toward the Earth after exploding shortly after launch. Four astronauts and Big Bird stare ahead, horrified, their faces (and beak) lit with flame. I promise I am already going to therapy.

"NASA has confirmed reports that space officials discussed putting Big Bird on the space shuttle Challenger, before it was lost along with its entire crew in an explosion in 1986..."

(No, I don't know why I'm like this.)

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there's something cathartic about this I've been sad about Challenger since the 80s it was helpful to laugh about it in that helpless oh no hahaha kinda way but also hot damn these simple colors pack a punch! space shuttle challenger challenger disaster big bird sesame street

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