Address to the Nation/A Night to Remember

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after lift off.

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• False

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There were 8 astronauts on board the Challenger.

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• 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.

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

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

• pioneers

• daring

• brave

• trailblazers

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

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• False

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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.

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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.

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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

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

Maiden means

• first

• final

• all female

• doomed

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