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President Reagan reacted with great sorrow for the lost of the astronauts on the Challenger space shuttle. He reflected the sorrow and lost that the entire nation felt.
On the night of the disaster, President Ronald Reagan had been scheduled to give his annual State of the Union Address, but it was postponed for a week and instead gave a national address on the Challenger disaster from the Oval Office of the White House.
The address was written by Peggy Noonan his speech writer, and he finished the address with the following statement, which a quote from the poem "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.:
We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and 'slipped the surly bonds of Earth' to 'touch the face of God'.
What else can I help you with?
What was the altitude for the challenger explosion?
The Challenger explosion occurred at an altitude of about 46,000 feet.
Did Sally Ride experience the explosion of the Challenger?
No,she was only on the Challenger twice.
When did challenger continue after its tragedy?
After the challenger explosion it did not operate any more missions.
Where did the challenger explosion?
pew pew pew
What did sally ride do on the challenger?
she survived a explosion \
Who was president during space shuttle challenger explosion?
President Ronald Reagan was in office during the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy on January 28, 1986. The explosion resulted in the loss of seven astronauts, including Christa McAuliffe, who was a civilian teacher selected to be the first private citizen in space.
How many died in the Challenger explosion?
Seven died (explosion January 1986.) The last two members of the Challenger crew were not officially Federal government employees.
Who was christa mcaullife?
a teacher who died in the explosion of the challenger
What date was the Challenger explosion?
Space travel and space launching is a very dangerous adventure, and as such, has many crashes. The Challenger explosion, which is one of the worst, was on January 28, 1986.
What 2 events caused a slowdown in the space program?
the explosion of the Columbia and the challenger
What killed Christa McAuliffe?
Space shuttle Challenger's explosion
How many crew died in challenger explosion?
All 7 of them.
