“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 good-bye and ‘slipped the surly bonds of earth’ to ‘touch the face of God. ”

President Ronald Reagan addressed the American people following the loss of the shuttle Challenger and her crew. Today we remember Astronauts McAuliffe, Jarvis, Resnik, Scobee, McNair, Smith and Onizuka.