Jan
18
2009
Remembering January 28th, 1986
Posted by Paul in Technology, life, tags: challenger, disaster, nasa, reagan, ronaldThis day contained 2 things burned in my memory.
Like many who love NASA and all it has accomplished, I was horrified to learn the Challenger space shuttle blew up a couple of minutes after launch as it rocketed into space.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4JOjcDFtBE
Later that day, President Ronald Reagan gave a speech to the nation, that was brilliantly written by Peggy Noonan, and brilliantly delivered. He talked to the astronauts loved ones, to all adults, to children, about loss, taking chances and bravery, why life isn’t for the ‘faint hearted’ and added a poetic line at the end that still gives me goosebumps.
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