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Postby Boomerang »
OK one more speach. Below is the speach Ronald Reagan gave at the memorial service to the challenger crew in Houston on Jannuary 31,
We come together today to mourn the loss of seven brave Americans, to share the grief that we all feel, and, perhaps in that sharing, to find the strength to bear our sorrow and the courage to look for the seeds of hope. Our nation's loss is first a profound personal loss to the family and the friends and the loved ones of our shuttle astronauts. To those they left behind -- the mothers, the fathers, the husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, yes, and especially the children -- all of America stands beside you in your time of sorrow.
What we say today is only an inadequate expression of what we carry in our hearts. Words pale in the shadow of grief; they seem insufficient even to measure the brave sacrifice of those you loved and we so admired. Their truest testimony will not be in the words we speak, but in the way they led their lives and in the way they lost their lives -- with dedication, honor, and an unquenchable desire to explore this mysterious and beautiful universe.
The best we can do is remember our seven astronauts, our Challenger Seven, remember them as they lived, bringing life and love and
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Today’s post comes from Thomas Richardson, an archives technician at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
On January 28, , the Space Shuttle Challenger launched from the Kennedy Space Center on an abnormally cold morning. Temperatures dipped below freezing, evidenced by the formation of icicles on the launch pad. Weather conditions had already delayed the shuttle launch once, but the launch would go as scheduled that day.
Challenger’s crew—Francis R. Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe—entered the crew cabin as spectators gathered from the viewing sections to watch the liftoff.
This mission was unique from previous ones—the Teacher in Space Project established under the Reagan administration sought to expand scientific knowledge through teachers experiencing spaceflight. Christa McAuliffe from Concord, New Hampshire, was chosen as its first participant after a lengthy search. In addition to the crew’s required duties, McAuliffe planned to teach two science lessons while in orbit. Hundreds of thousands of Americans tuned in to watch this special space mission. McAuliffe’s students watched from the auditorium at Concord High School.
At a.m. EST, barely 73 s
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Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, Commander
Michael John Sculptor, Pilot
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Judith Arlene Resnik, Mission Expert Two
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