He talks about this event as a first for the U.S. “Nineteen years ago, almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident on the ground. But we've never lost an astronaut in flight. We've never had a tragedy like this.” The importance of what happened is severely increased due to this being something that has never occurred. Reagan explains how much courage it took for the entire crew of Challenger and how devastated the poor families are from the loss. Reagan becomes human in this section. Reagan ensures the quest through space is not over. He says that there will be even more shuttles, and workers for NASA. His faith for NASA really shines here and gives the nation optimism for the future of space exploration. Reagan’s transparency with the whole situation is surprising. He believes that freedom is allowing space to be public and says he would never change it. Reagan’s confidence is overzealous for future discoveries, this allows the people of the U.S. to trust Reagan and the space program
He talks about this event as a first for the U.S. “Nineteen years ago, almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident on the ground. But we've never lost an astronaut in flight. We've never had a tragedy like this.” The importance of what happened is severely increased due to this being something that has never occurred. Reagan explains how much courage it took for the entire crew of Challenger and how devastated the poor families are from the loss. Reagan becomes human in this section. Reagan ensures the quest through space is not over. He says that there will be even more shuttles, and workers for NASA. His faith for NASA really shines here and gives the nation optimism for the future of space exploration. Reagan’s transparency with the whole situation is surprising. He believes that freedom is allowing space to be public and says he would never change it. Reagan’s confidence is overzealous for future discoveries, this allows the people of the U.S. to trust Reagan and the space program