Address to the Nation/A Night to Remember

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after lift off.

• True

• False

There were 8 astronauts on board the Challenger.

• True

• False

The Challenger mission was going to be historic because

• it was the first shuttle with a crew of 7.

• it was the shuttle's first flight.

• it was taking the first teacher to space.

• it was the first nationally televised launch.

President Reagan was supposed to give a speech on the State of the Union on the same day the Challenger exploded.

• True

• False

What words does President Reagan use to describe the crew of the Challenger? Check all that apply.

• pioneers

• daring

• brave

• trailblazers

Reagan expresses that this event has caused him to lose faith in our space program.

• True

• False

What is something Reagan does NOT say when addressing the school children of America?

• Death is a part of life we must accept.

• Sometimes painful things in life happen.

• We must take chances in order to expand man's horizons.

• The future belongs to the brave, not the fainthearted.

Reagan mentions Sir Francis Drake because

• he was a great explorer who also died on the same day.

• he loves his music.

• he wanted to take the attention off of the explosion.

• he too, like the Challenger crew, went to space.

When Reagan says that the crew of the Challenger, "slipped the surly bonds of earth...to touch the face of God," he most likely means

• the Challenger had a difficult liftoff

• the crew left this world to go to a better place

• gravity caused the the shuttle to explode

• the crew used their faith in God to guide their mission

"This was the fifth night of Titanic's maiden voyage..."

Maiden means

• first

• final

• all female

• doomed