The Space Shuttle

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1、The Space Shuttleladiesandgentlemen,idplannedtospeaktoyoutonighttoreportonthestateoftheunion,buttheeventsofearliertodayhaveledmetochangethoseplans.todayisadayformourningandremembering.nancyandiarepainedtothecorebythetragedyoftheshuttlechallenger.weknoesharethispainwithallofthepeopleofourcountry.this

2、istrulyanationalloss.nineteenyearsago,almosttotheday,welostthreeastronautsinaterribleaccidentontheground.butweveneverlostanastronautinflight.weveneverhadatragedylikethis.andperhapsweveforgottenthecourageittookforthecrewoftheshuttle.butthey,thechallengerseven,wereawareofthedangers,butovercamethemandd

3、idtheirjobsbrilliantly.wemournsevenheroes:michaelsmith,dickscobee,judithresnik,ronaldmcnair,ellisononizuka,gregoryjarvis,andchristamcauliffe.wemourntheirlossasanationtogether.forthefamiliesoftheseven,wecannotbear,asyoudo,thefullimpactofthistragedy.butwefeeltheloss,andwerethinkingaboutyousoverymuch.y

4、ourlovedonesweredaringandbrave,andtheyhadthatspecialgrace,thatspecialspiritthatsays,givemeachallenge,andillmeetitwithjoy.theyhadahungertoexploretheuniverseanddiscoveritstruths.theywishedtoserve,andtheydid.theyservedallofus.wevegrownusedtowondersinthiscentury.itshardtodazzleus.butfortwenty-fiveyearst

5、heunitedstatesspaceprogramhasbeendoingjustthat.wevegrownusedtotheideaofspace,and,perhapsweforgetthatweveonlyjustbegun.werestillpioneers.they,themembersofthechallengercrew,werepioneers.andiwanttosaysomethingtotheschoolchildrenofamericawhowerewatchingthelivecoverageoftheshuttlestake-off.iknowitshardto

6、understand,butsometimespainfulthingslikethishappen.itsallpartoftheprocessofexplorationanddiscovery.itsallpartoftakingachanceandexpandingmanshorizons.thefuturedoesntbelongtothefainthearted;itbelongstothebrave.thechallengercreaspullingusintothefuture,andwellcontinuetofollowthem.ivealwayshadgreatfaithi

7、nandrespectforourspaceprogram.andwhathappenedtodaydoesnothingtodiminishit.wedonthideourspaceprogram.wedontkeepsecretsandcoverthingsup.wedoitallupfrontandinpublic.thatsthewayfreedomis,andwewouldntchangeitforaminute.wellcontinueourquestinspace.therewillbemoreshuttleflightsandmoreshuttlecrewsand,yes,mo

8、revolunteers,morecivilians,moreteachersinspace.nothingendshere;ourhopesandourjourneyscontinue.iwanttoaddthatiwishicouldtalktoeverymanandwomanwhoworksfornasa,orwhoworkedonthismissionandtellthem:yourdedicationandprofessionalismhavemovedandimpressedusfordecades.andweknowofyouranguish.weshareit.theresac

9、oincidencetoday.onthisdaythreehundredandninetyyearsago,thegreatexplorersirfrancisdrakediedaboardshipoffthecoastofpanama.inhislifetimethegreatfrontiersweretheoceans,andahistorianlatersaid,helivedbythesea,diedonit,andwasburiedinit.well,today,wecansayofthechallengercrew:theirdedicationwas,likedrakes,plete.thecrewofthespaceshuttlechallengerhonoredusbythemannerinwhichtheylivedtheirlives.wewillneverforgetthem,northelasttimewesawthem,thismorning,astheypreparedfortheirjourneyandwavedgoodbyeandslippedthesurlybondsofearthtotouchthefaceofgod.thankyou.【TheSpaceShuttle】