From left: Ellison Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair, and Judith Resnik.
“The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and ‘slipped the surly bonds of earth to ‘touch the face of God.’”
“Sometimes, when we reach for the stars, we fall short.
But we must pick ourselves up again and press on despite the pain.”
President Ronald Reagen, Jan. 28, 1986
Reflections From the Heart 
Thanks for the reminder. I’ll never forget that terrible day.
Reagan also quoted part of the poem “High Flight” by John Gillespie Magee.