Today marked the 25th anniversary of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger resulting in the death of all 7 astronauts onboard, including school teacher Christa McAuliffe. It was a beautiful but cold Florida morning when the instructions to Challenger could be heard: Challenger, go at throttle up. Immediately, Challenger was gone and you just knew instantly so were the crew.
In the evening President Reagan addressed the nation and became the mourner in chief, helping an entire nation deal with the grief. Speaking of the 7 men and women who gave their lives that day he said: "they slipped the surley bonds of earth and touched the face of God.
This too must be a day and an event in the history of America that we never forget.
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/28/nasa-marks-25th-anniversary-of-challenger-disaster/
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