At the time, Challenger was the most-flown orbiter in NASAâs fleet. Sadly, the Challenger made history in a different way that morning, entering the books as NASAâs first space shuttle disaster. A mere 73 seconds after liftoff, the space shuttle broke apart over the Atlantic, taking the lives of all seven crewmembers.
Condescending means to treat someone in a demeaning manner by implying that they are inferior, often in an ingratiating, patronizing, or snobbish way. Another term is talking down to someone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 1  adj. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid. 2  adj. Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.