Wikimedia Commons When President Ronald Reagan heard about the Challenger explosion the morning of January 28, 1986, he was preparing to give the State of the Union address that very night. He postponed the speech for the following week, and instead directly addressed the nation on the disaster. His words were mournful, but also inspirational, promising that this bleak event would not be the last of America's exploration into space — but rather a painful "part of the process" of expanding huma...
President Reagan gave this remarkably wise speech the day of the Challenger disaster
Business Insider - 27 Jan 2016 21:27
Wikimedia Commons When President Ronald Reagan heard about the Challenger explosion the morning of January 28, 1986, he was preparing to give the State of the Union address that very night. He postponed the speech for the following week, and instead directly addressed the nation on the disaster. His words were mournful, but also inspirational, promising that this bleak event would not be the last of America's exploration into space — but rather a painful "part of the process" of expanding huma...
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