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Doc wne nt One ."., _. 'I L_:...L ' (NOONAN) PR~ S 1DE rIT JA NUA RY 28, 1986 3 :: 7;.:cs 5 ' s BACKUP CO PY S/::'iZZ1 ~<;cc/ ADDRESS TO THE NAT ION : DEATH O SPACE SHUTTL E CH AL LEN R CREW r GE Z:- a->I J LADI ES AND GENTLEM , I HA PL ANN ED TO SPEAK TO EN D YOU TON IGHT TO REPORT O THE STATE N OF THE UNION, BUT THE EVENTS OF EARLIER TODAY HAVE LED M TO CHANG E TH E OSE PLA . NS TODAY IS A DAY FO M URN ING , AND REMEr R O ''lBERI NG. NANCY AND I ARE PAI NED TO TH E CORE BY THE TRAG EDY OF THE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER. W KNOW W SH A E E RE THIS PA IN WITH AL L OF THE PEO PLE O OU R COUNTRY.\ THIS IS TR U A F LY NATIONA L LOSS. NI NfTEEN YEARS AGO ALMOST TO TH E [lAY, WE LOST TH REE ASTRO NAUTS I N A TERRI BLE AC CIDENT ON THE GROU ND, BU T W HAVF NEVER LO ST A ASTRONAUT I N FLIGHT.) WE HAVE E N NEVER HAD A TR AG EDY LIKE THIS . \ AND PERHA PS W HAVE E FORGOTTEN THE COURAGE IT TOOK FO THE CREW OF THE R SHUTTLE ,' BUT TH EY, THE C ALLENGER SEVE N, WERE AW ARE O H F THE DA NGERS -- AND OVERCAME THEM AND 0] 0 THEI R JOBS BRILLIANTLY. fiE M URN SEVE N KER O OES -- r'I I C HAEL SI1ITH, DI CK SCOBE E, JUDI TH RESNIK, RONALD McN A!R, ELUSON (O NI H- ZO - KUfl) , GREGORY JARVl S, HO ~,N D CHR iSTA M cAULlFf'E , \ TOG~-;-,HEP , W~ M R iHEI P, lOSS J\ S OLI N ~, NbT ] Oi'l , -- ~ ' -- --- -- - - - -~ -- - 2 ­ TO TH E FA I UES O THE SEVEN : !"l F W CANNOT BEAR. E AS YOU DO. TH E FU IMPACT O TH IS TRA GEDY -- B W ~ LL F UT FE ~ l TH E LOSS, AND WE ARE TH INKI NG A BOUT YOU SO V ERY M CH, r YOUR LOVED O ES W D RI N ANDBRAVE A THEY U N ERE A G ND H D TH T SPECIAL G A A RACE. THAT SPECI A SPJR1T THAT SAYS : L GIV E ME A CHAL LEN E AN D I 'lL M T IT WI TH JOY,! TH G EE EY H D A HUNGER TO EX R TH E UN IVE RS E A DIS C V ITS A PLO E ND O ER TR T S, TH EY W UH ISHED TO SERVE AND THEY DID -­ THEY SERVED ALL O U F S, W HAVE GROWN USED TO WONDERS IN IH 1S CENTURY -­ E iT's HARD TO DAZZL E US . \ BUT FO 25 YEARS THE UNIT ED R STATES SPACE PR G AM H BEEN DOI N JUST THAT .\ W HAVE O R AS G E ROW E F ND E T G N USED TO THE ID A O SPACE. A PERHAPS W FORG E E N E'RE ST1LL PIONEERS -­ THAT WE ' V O LY JUST BEGUN, W TH THE M EY. EMBERS O THE CHALLEN ER CREW, F G WERE PIONEER S, ND ANT O A [ W TO SAY SOMETHI NG T THE SCHOOL CHi LDREN OF A MERICA WHO WERE WTC IN THE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE A H G SHUTTLE's TAKEOFF, \ I KNOW lT' s HARD TO UNDERSTAND BUT SOMET1M£S PAINFUL THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN -- IT' s ALL PA T OF THE PROCESS OF EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY -­ R iT's ALL PART OF TAKING A CHANCE AND ~Y.PANDING ~AN's HORIZONS, \ THE FUTURE DOESN'T BELONG TO THE FA IN EA TED -- IT BELONGS TO TH B A E, T-H R E RV THE CHAL LENGE R CREy,' \liA S PULLING US INTO THE FUTU RE ­ AND \'IE 'LL CONT INUE TO FO OW THE"'I, LL --- - - 3 ­ I'VE ALWAYS HAD GREAT FAITH IN AND RESPECT ~OR OUR SPACE PROGRAM -- AND WHAT HAPPENED TO A DOES NOThING DY TO DIMINISH IT . w ~ DON'T HIDE OUR SPACE PROGRAM, W DON'T KEEP SEC RETS AND COVER THING UP , WE DO IT ALL E S U FR N A IN PUBLIC . ) THAT 's THE W FREEDOMIS , P O T ND AY AN DWE WU ' T CHANG IT FO AM TE, O LDN E R INU ._­ W l C NT INU E OUR Q EST IN SPACE ,\ TH E'l O U ERE W B ILL E OE ES. MRE SHUTTLE FLIGHTS AND MR SHUTTL E CREWS AND . Y O M E VOLUNTEERS. M OR ORE CIVILIANS , MORE TEACHERS . I N SPACE.\ NOTHING ENDS HERE OUR HOPES AND OUR JOURN EYS CDNTjNUE. I WANT TO ADD THA I WISH I COULD TALK TO EVERY T M AND W N WHO WORKS FOR NASA OR WHO WORKED O TH AN OMA N IS IS ND E: E ICA ND M S1 0N A TELL TH M YOUR D D TION A PRO SSIO AL ISMH VE MV D A IM FE N A O E ND PRESSED U FOR S DEC ADES, A D W KNOW O YOU A ISH ,j WE SHA R iT . N E F R NGU E THERE's A COINCIDENCE TODAY. \ O TH-IS DAY N 390 YEARS AGO, THE GREAT EXPLORER SIR FRAHc=CC;ISCCD~R.AKE DIED ABOARD SHIP OFF THE COAST OF PANAMA. IN HIS LI FETIME THE GREAT FRONTIERS WERE THE OCEAN~! AND HISTORIAN LATER SAID, uHE LIVED BY THE SEA, DIED ON IT, AND ~/AS BURIED IN !T,~ ]rODAY WE CAN SAY OF THE CHALLENGER CREW: THEIR DEDICATION HAS, LIV,E DRAKE's, COMPLETE , A - - - ---- --- -_ . ,­ THE CREw O~ IH~ SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER HONOR ~D US BY THE MANN~R IN WHICH THEY LIVED THEIR LIVES. W WILL N E EVER FORGET TH , ~OR THE LAST TIME W SAW EM E TH EM -- THIS MORNI NG. AS THEY PREPARED FOR THE1R JOURNEY . AND W AVED GOODBYE, AND " SLl PPED THE SURLY BO D O EARTH" TO "TO C THE FA E OF GOD ," NS F UH C TH KYOU , AN #I 1/ 1/ Jenu a :;:-y 28. 1986 A~tachee i s the dra ! t f o r you r b r i~ f televised address f r o m the Ova l Office . The s peech ~i l l be on a t e l ep r o mp ter. The remarks hav e b e en reviewed and a p p rove d by your Senior St a f f . Pl eas e re t u rn t he dra f t t o the Us he r ' s Of fice af te r yo u ar e fin i s hed wi th you r edi ts . ~.;" David Chew Do cumen t Two (Noonan) J an uary 2 8 , 1 9 8 6 3 :30 p . m. PRESIDENTI AL REMARKS, DEATH OF SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGE R CREW TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 8 , 1 986 La di e s a nd gentleme n , I had p l a n n e d to spea k to y o u ton igh t t o r eport on the State o f t he Unio n, but the e vent s of e a r l ier today have led me to c hange th o s e p lans . mourni ng, an d r e me mbe r i n g. Nan cy an d I a re pained to t he co re b y the tr ag edy o f t he Sh uttle Chal lenger. We kn ow we sha re t h i s pa i n with a l l of the This is truly a nat iona l loss . t hre e But we hav e h ad a tr a g e d y To day i s a d ay for peo ple o f ou r c ountry_ Ni n e tee n y e a r s ago a lmost to t h e day, we l o s t astr o n a u ts i n a terrib le accident on the grou n d . n e v e r lost an a st r onaut in fligh t . like t h i s . W have n e v e r e And pe rhap s we have fo rgot ten the courage it t oo k for But they , the Mag ni f icent Seven, Were th e crew of t h e s h u t t le . aware of the da n g e r s -- a n d ove rcame t hem a nd d id t he i r j o b s br illi a n tl y . We mOur n s e v e n he roes -- Michael Smith, Di c k Scobe e, Jud i th Resnik, Ro n a l d M air, El li son Oni zu ka [ o h - n i h - ZOO- ku h ) , Gregory cN J ar v is , a nd Ch r is ta McAuliffe. t o gether . To the f a mi li e s o f the Seven: W c a n n o t bear, as you do , e 10 5 5 , We mour n the i r l o s s as a Na t ion, the fu l l i mp a c t o f t h is tragedy -- bu t we f ee l t he are th i nki n g ab o u t yo u 50 and we very muc h . Your l o v e d o nes were d aring and brave a nd t he y h ad t ha t s pec i al grace, t h a t s peci a l spi r it t hat sa y s : Gi v e me a cha l le nge and I' l l me et it with joy. The y Page 2 had a hunge r t o e x p l o r e the universe and discove r its t ruths . They wi s h e d t o s e rve and they did - - t h e y served all of us . We have grown used to wo nders in this cen tu r y -- i t 's hard t o daz zle us . But fo r 25 year s t h e United State s space proqra m W have grown used t o t h e idea o f e has bee n doing just t hat . space , and perhaps we f or g et tha t we ' v e on ly ju s t b e g u n , we 're s t ill p i o ne ers - - th e y , th e member s of t h e Ch a l l e n ge r c re w, we re p io neers . And I wan t to say some th i n g to the schoo l children of America who we r e watching the l iv e coveraqe o f the shuttle 's tak eof f . I k n ow i t ' , hard to unde rsta nd but some times painful things li k e th i s happen -- i t ' s a l l pa r t o f the p r o c e s s of exp l orat i o n and discovery -- i t' s al l pa rt o f t a king a chance and expanding man 's ho rizons . Th e f utur e doesn' t belong to the Th e Chal lenge r c rew f aint-hear t e d - - it belongs to t h e b r a v e . wa s pulli n g u s into t h e futu r e -- an d we' l l continue t o follow t he m. I' v e al wa ys had g r e a t f aith in and res pe c t f o r ou r space program -- a nd wh a t happene d t o d a y does nothing t o diminish it . W don 't hide our space prog ram , we don't keep s ecrets and COVer e things up . we do it all up front and in public . That's the way f r e e d o m is , and we wouldn' t change it for a minut e . We'll con tinue o u r ques t r1;,hti i n space . There will be ~ore shuttle~ and more shuttle Cre ws and. yes. more volunteers, more Nothing ends here - - Our civilians, mor e teachers, in space . hopes and our journeys continue . Page 3 I ~a nt to add t h a t I ~i s h I could t alk t o every man and woman who works for NASA or who wor ked on t h i s aissio n a nd t e l l the m, yo ur dedica tio n and profe s s i o nalis m have moved and ~e i mpr e s s ed us f or dec ade s , a nd we k now o f you r anguis h . it . There's a coi nc i d e nc e to day . sha re On th is da y 390 yea r s ago, t he great exp lo rer Sir Francis Drak e d ied aboard shi p o f f the coa s t o f Panama . I n his l i f e t i me t he grea t f ro n t i er s were t h e oce ans. And a h isto ria n late r sai d , wHe lived b y t h e sea , d ied o n i t, an d was bur ied in it . w Tod ay we can sa y o f t he Challenge r Cr e w : thei r d ed i c a t i o n was , lik e Drake 's , compl e t e . The crew o f t he space shuttle Cha l l enge r honored u S by the manner in wh i c h they lived their l i ves. t he~. W will never f org e t e no r the las t t ime we saw them -- th i s morning . as t h e y ~ s l ipped prepared f o r t he i r journey , and wa ve d g o o d b ye , and s u r l y bonds o f ea r t h " to "to u c h th e f ace o f God . " Th a nk you . t he WJ DQ cwnen t Thre e 0728 OlKu....nt HQ, .;5'f.. 7S&CJ 55 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM OAn ; 1 /28/86 _ AcnON.lCOHQJItIt£NCE!COMM£NT DU£ .y ; AS_' _A _ SUIJ£CT ; REMARK S , DEATH OF SPACE SHUTTLE CH ALLENGER CREW ACTiON Nt VICE PRESIDENT REGAN MIUER BUCHANAN CHAVEZ CHEW DANIELS f IELDING HENKEL HICKS KINGaN ACTION FYI OGLESBY POINDEXTE'R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 'YAN SPEAKES SPRINKEL STEELMAN SVAHN THOMAS Dl' 0 0<, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 V 0 0 0 0 TUTTlE £LLIO'M' ../ 0 0 lACY REMARKS ; At ta Ch e d are the remark s t he Pr e s i d e nt i s p lannin g to mak e P l e a se c hec k fo r a n y f a ctua l inacc u racies th is af t e rnoon . Pleas e g i v e you r comments 6irectly as q ui ck l y as poss ibl e . to Sen Ell io tt. wi t h a n i n f O co py to my o f f ice . Thanks . NSC Sta f f has r e v i ew ed the attach ed Presiden tial r emark.s and !'Iaoe a nu. Ibe r of aU9ge ~ted change~ " David L. Che w !J~ artin Ex e cutive Sec r e tary S~ff O. v,cll. CI ... ,e Setre t. ry lot 2702 (NoonAn) J anUAry 28, 19 86 Draft PRESIDENTIAL REKAJU(S; DEATH o r SPACE SIlOTTL! CHALLENGE R CREW TUESDAY, JANUARY 28. 198 6 Lad ies a nd gentle men , I ha d pla n ne d t o s peak t o yo u tonight t o report on the St a t e of the Onion , bu t the event s o f e arli e r today have le4 ~ to change those pla ns . Today i s a day fo r lDOur ninq. and rememberinq. ' ~ . ,. J -..LalJ.. :........- ' c o -.s. ..."IlVO"', ~ ' - "'~ r ~ ~;; ! ~ HancY ~I a.,e P';P-" to t b.. co r e w: t e traqedy o f t he J ' I prm*P:J: ~~; ~ I oJ. c i o;~;;;; ; lost : ; : I : onaut 'in f lli h" . t A :;;;;:;~;r:cca SpaC E We have neve r had a t r agedy l:k:/thil . And pe r hap s we have forgotten But they, the courage it took for the c r ew o f t he shuttle . Keqnificent Seven, were aware o f t he dangers and di d their jobs brill i an t ly. f.J.k~_ -{, ".~ J. ~i.I.}'" ~,boti~, ~~ --~~~"~E. ,~~ry ~ ~ {o., 4~ W .curn seve n he r o.s -- MiChae l smith , 'ranc is Scobee , e 3udith Resnick, Ronald McNa i r , Ellilon Oni zu ka . ~ ~_ """"',.u.,;.... . lo a s ~a s 3 a rvi. and Ch r i sta McAu l if fe. together . We~DQurn their a-.A. .......... ..".~ ,*",_ a Nat i on. TO the fami l i e s o f the Se ve n : W c annot bear , a s you do . e the fu l l i mpa c t o f t h i s t r age dy -- but we f e el t he l oss, a nd we are t hinking about y ou 10 very .uch . Your 1 e l a ' i " I L were dar ing ~""'" and b r av e and t hey h a d tha t speci al grace . tha t spec i al sp iri t that s aid: Gi ve ~e a c halle nge and I ' l l ~ee t it with lOy. The y had a hunger to e xplor e the uni v e r s e and dis c over i ts t ruths . They wished to serve and they di d - - they served al l o f u s . We ha ve .gr~ u s e d t o v onders in this c e nt u r y - - i t ' s ha rd pr09r~ to da::le us . hI ' Bu t f or 2S y e a r l t he Uni t e d State I space been d oing ju. t that. we ha v e grown used to the idea o f ~qun, .pa ce, and pe rhaps ve f orge t that v e ' v e onl y Ju. t ve ' r e .till p i one er l -- t hey t he member s o f t he Ch al l e nge r c r e w, were pioneera . And I want t o sa y something to theAchildren of America who we r e wa t c h i n g the l i v e coverage o f the s hut t l e ' . t a keoff. I kn ow """I it ' . hard t o u nderlt and but l omet tme s p ainfu l thi ng. l i k e th i s h a ppe n - - it' • ..-=: part o f the procel' o f explo ration and discovery -- i t ' . ilIS- pa r t o f taking a chane• •nd expandinq _ n 'l hori :.on • • The f ut ure +o-W-\::w,,~J " ~~.n'\ ~long ...to th~ belongs to the brav~. the futu re -- and The Cha l l . ng e r c rew wa. ~11in9 u. into co nt i nue to follow the•• .. ...-- _ ~ . f&int-~... rt~ -- i ~ l -....A ......·_ ", -.t ~' l l I 've alway. ha d great f a i t h i n and respect for our .pace proqr~ -- and what happened today doe s noth ing t o diminish i t . W don ' t hide o ur space p rogr am, we don 't keep e th ing. up , w. do it a l l up frontJ ~ i n -- +<>_. pUbl ic~1 That's t he v a y .ec~b' a n d cov. r freedom is, and we wo u l dn ' t chang_ it for a .inute . we ~n t i nu e our que. t in .pace. shuttle~~nd- .ar e s hu t tl e c r~s and, yes, tea chers, i n s pace . jou rn e y s con ti nue . I want t o a dd t h at I wi s h I coul d ta lk t o every . .n a nd vo~ n Not hi ng end. here -­ v ho work. fo r NASA or vho vor ke d on th is ~i •• io n , and tell them: you r ded i cat i on a nd prof.ss i onalism h a ve .av.d and i=pre.sed us for decades, and ve know of your anquil h, .. sue J OG d: • j i Ii "Ii en s "e ' • n :e Gild '" cr a "­ Hi, .' • I 75 ' ,, ; '1There I S a on this day 390 years aqo the qreat explorer Sir Franc is Drake died a boa r d ship off the coast of Pana.4 . In hi. l ifetime the qr••t f r onteArl ve r e the oc e a n• . ~ ~ And a historisn later s aid. -He lived by the lea, died on it. and was buri ed in it .* G,a... lHert 2ll' ;!ia . Today we c an s ay of t he Challe nqer ,",,",:;!lI!'~'~hei r d~ icat ion wa. , like Dr ake 's, eomplete .~ The crew of the apace shuttle Chsllenqar hono red u. by the aanne r in Vh~ they lived their livel . W v i I I never forqet e th_. nor the l a s t time Vt! .av th_ -- thil .ornUlCj. a. they prepared fo r their jdtney. and vaved qoo4bye. and - s l i pped the .urly bonds of earth- to A o uCh the f sce of God. * t Thank you . , Do cument Fo u r Offic e 0 1 .n . PID.:Itr 0., SY...Ct: S>lUTTU W:PWsl"" Tilt: I'RESI DI:Id . 0 .. . ud e tl~9 , e ll u'y o udu ll y •• 'I." •• , . r 9d "n.il 9 ,00 '''''lg''' on , h. 5" 'e of ' n e unjon . bu. I n 1. ... 01 tno . ugO<.ly t M' "" . »of.llon uo. ! don'. ' h , no _ ' 11 do . r.eliu .~.n · I k"o" .na. y ou ' re in,.,ru' e<1 "'M ' ".. "O On pl.ce , 00 I ju. ' n •• d '0 . . y o.Uo .nd I . " p1 th lo and ~ ioh U, • • I do, t ho • • h 6r. ~ • • ..o. .t"j~g _ !d do to . d" it " . . i .. c for ch ou ~",,·v.. . uffer .d "ucl\ .• 10. . . "'''11. 9"tc e,,? 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II....·; And. ...hil -ith oil t. lilting mind h e trod The high umrespused SlInctir, 01. space, r " , 0'" my hand. a nd loud>td tho b« 01 God. {\\'r;'ttn by a ,-01<1 Amtrian 'tOlunteeT wil h the R oya l CaNdian Air f O'C u . who was l ill ed III 'IOIin ing December Ii. ' !M ' l '9'"".... '''. th. n in ' h' a ...it M", h il a «ll .pt , t." bthrve J .... n I I Il.abrl . T HE CELEST IAL SUR GEOro; rves If I how bltned mOH or I.... In my gre. ' tas.l of: happin : If I II>01Itd among my race And ohown raog\oriow morninz b ee; If ba_lrom hapP'f h"man ty<:l H u e lI>01Ied me noo;; ii morning sk.iel., Boob. and my food.•nd su mmn ... in K.n oc l e-d on my lull..,., ......rt in ..."n:_ Lord. lh y mOIl' pointed pl...."r.. take And st.b nly ' p icit b rOlld .wake: O r . l.ord, if 1000bduca" L Clio<.... , hou , btfor.. tha t . p ir;' d i. , A f" ..r(i n g pain, a l il h ng sin , And to my dud hart run Ihem In? ha"" ". I --- ....... ... _.I\II\SI\ ,. ~ O Q c: ~nt Set 6 . ~ Teacher in Space Project CON TENTS III u.... a.e-Tt:IdIII ft!attd l>ftto ol MIMkMIl ~._ _ ""'NT~ Ilampli ~l-l "".Ylewllof: -.til... T"""'~ , ~iII"'" s. ..... -.-~.~ _­.......... --­ _ ........ """ ~"'~ x-ufl< saoty CnalMLqii • ..",• • , • s , , - _lloeurdl in jan",,,. 1%6, McAu1iff~' . /lWIt iu pan 0/ NASA' , Spact f1i~ hl l'aniapam Program ""idl b de$lgnod l(I npand S'luttlt oppon unilie> to • ";de< "~I of prMIlt "fI1II bt ri!<:tion 01OIlU.. IlIc.\ullff. IS p.."mry C>JIdillalt ;wid Ilorbl.rt Morpn II bodup au.lllled. stalttl pn;>CflIlXI IlIIld NASA rnrucII cen"'n, III August, \hey worUdwith Mo:A1lIiff. &I>d Morpn l<> cle:ol", the ~ ..tlIdl the Teadlef ill ~ will 1M 1M dIIrm~ the _ 'Their cnnlinued ..put will create... aIuldaI>c:e d _ ~''''''Led _lmalo for !he lI\J\OIlJlCemcnl wa, nude b)' \\(> I're$ldelli Go"!1C Ilush "" )J.Iy 19, 9lIS OIris12 M"' h' IoIUI [ lktl;ur.I'IlD hyIoM~-Gft1:o'l'....,. H ~ O ( !ifJ«'e~ "''''"..nt ( ~ ,~ )- S 01 Mr:'ouIIffl. ~FNPt , -"-' '''' .... b:pm...-: Shullle.-..- SI·l -ell be .... .cor"""""'_ ~1IDCb .......... '*d fot jan,.,.,. ZZ. I~ from the -...ty Sp3(r c.'I'II'f, &I>d Ulina II. sdI..wk ",",,,r poy\oofl<. fDl:!,.l (fAST) ;' ....-.1 """" the AlI:t:Ili<. 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Comet SpinnIl!; -asejjII opplou.... of sparnmlWcl.Doo ..ld1ltt ~ byrw>I for ill; ron1tllunc.1I0" 'l"'tml "*" SPACESHIP DECISION-MAKING MODEL (-~'15) 8lHEFIT$ YS COSTS ( ~U ..S .~ , :m~~, ~~ l . • • '-,# --~~ " [ A~ • H ~ <, ~: I I I. Document Set 6b NI\S/\eo Nall:::na; secencs scece M!TIsTratioo Space Shuttle Mission 51-L • • Press Kit Jan uary 1986 Nevvs Nahan", Aerooeoncs and Space Admlnl~lr""on Wa$hinglOn, D.C. 20546 AC 202 -453-B400 For Release RELEA.SE NO~ 86-5 January 1986 '!'£AClIEr. TIl SPACE AN'D COHIIT !Il\LLEY -"TODY mcar.rcer Sl-L FLIGHT The launch of a high school teacher as America 's f i r z t. pri­ va te citiz~n to fly aboard the Shuttle in NASA's Space Flight Participant Program will open a new chapter in cpaee travel voen Challenger lifts off on t.he 25th Space Shuttle mission. A science payload programmed for 40 hour" of comet Halley obne rv at.Lons and the second of NASA 's Trac);ing tmd Data Re lay Sa tellites (TDRS-B) will be aboard for Challenger's lOth flight , targeted for launch at 3:43 p.m, EST on Jan. 24. Challenger's liftoff will mark the first use of Pad 39-B for a Shuttle launch . Shuttle prcq r emFour Shuttle vo t ar ans ,,'i l l be joined by rookie astronaut Michael ",mith, beyond 6 dllyS. Commanding the seven-member crew will be Francis R. Scobee, who served as pilot abo"rd Challenger on mission ~l-C. ~achael Smith will be "l -~ teache~ Pad B was last used for the Apollo Soyc:z Test Projec t in July 1975 and has since been rnoc1ified to support the observer Christa Mc!'.uliffe and Hughes pay­ load specialist Gregory Jarvis for a mission that will extend just I Pi:ot. ¥.ission specialists Judith Resnik, Ell ison Onizuka and Ronald McNai r each wi l l be making thei r second t:i I' ie.to i!'pace. Challenger will be lau nched into a 177 -statut~-mile circular orbit inclined :' 8 . 4':> d",greeu to th e equator for the (i-day , 34 ­ mim.te mission . Th e o rbiter is sc h ed u l " d to make its end-of­ mis sio n l"lOding o n t he 3-mi l e - l o ng Shutt III Lan d i ng 1"a c il ity a t Ken ne d y Space Center . Deployed on the first d a y of the flight, TDRS-B will join T~RS-l in geosynch ronous orbit to provide high -capacity coamuni­ ca tions a nd dat a !inks betwe en Ea r th and the Shuttle, a s well au other spacecraft -PAG E rr - I flnd the por~rayal o f a pi rate as a fig~ e of history to be ad..ir ed ~he and eulogized in you r speed on the occasion o f genu ine heroes, ~o deaths o f s ev e r. be insultinq ~o the m~ries ~o o f those astron au ts ~he and offensive t o their families, as we l l as people massacr ed on that day in PanaJll& . Por~obelo memories o ! those a nd ~o all the people o f Ch a rles F. Brannan Ph o t o Ed i to r /NY u. S . !l EWS , WORLD REPORT I c c ..-. '. c .. -.-.",:" '," • • " .­ ~ • -." . - --­ • '0". _ .' ~':. ..' •.­ 5<:C R£T ""'Y OF ... " .. , .. <:<0" , 0 .., -0<:' LA 90~ ~02'O - ­., , c January 30, 1986 The Preilident The White House Washington. D. C 20500 Dear Mr. Pr-eaident : I know I am unusually sensitive to death at this time, but I do want to thank you for the special decency and grace with which you neve led the people of a nation still beaet by the shock of these pw;t few da,... Your remark.!; after the loss of Chal· lenger, and at the Memorial in Houston to­ day. were beautiful. We are so blessed to have" f>l-Kident who ClllI help us to recog­ nize our oneness with -.ch other and with God, and to share our irief. even as we I"IliAe again our eyes to the future. Thank you. v eryd/~ours, WEB :cb W~BROCK r , , ,~ .'­ 45 Ro c~ " l ell er Plaza, Suile 22 16, New Yor>; , NY 10020 • (2 12j 246 -3366 J a nu a ry 31 , 1 9 8 6 Mr . Rona l d Re agan P resident o f th e Unit ed S t a t e s of Amer ica The Whi te Rou se Washi n g ton D.C. :;,P j Jj'l / fi:;c;(,/ t~_d'y 1:;'.cZ;0"?~ Mr . Preside nt , I n y o u r add r e s s to t h e n a t i on o n t he oc cas ion o f th e rJ:'Cu2 at.Cap e Ca n a ve ral , you drew pa r a l le l s between t he l o ss of the lives -~-- o f t he crew aboard the Chall e ng er and t he d ea t h o f Dr ake" t i f the coas t o f Pa n a ma "39 0 years a go". sir_~~£is Sir F ran cis Dr a ke wa s an En gli s h pi r a te, who de l i gh ted in the sla ug ht e r of the civi l i a n c i ti zen s of t he c o lon i a l c ity of Po rto ­ be la . Go ld a nd s i l ver we r e stoc kp i l e d in this Atl a n t i c port, a­ wa it i n g s hipment to Spain. I t was ther e fore a prime targ e t for the greed-mot ivated expeditio n s of me n l i ke Drake. It wa s i n an at~empt t o l oot, des t roy a nd r a v a g e the city and i t ' s population of nuns , women , chi'ldre n a nd mi s sionaries, tha t Drake wa s happily ann i h i l a t e d , Be c ause th e l e g e n d s of Eng l i s h p i r a t e s have always bee n ro­ ma n t ici ze d i n I\."glo- Arner ican h istory books . I am n o t s u r prise d to occasionally e ncounter t hi s mis c onc e p t i on. HowBv e r , t o f u r t h e r the credence of th is g r o s s ina c cu racy in a president ial add re ss, l e t alone comp are the ambition s of a p i r a t e to those that motiva ted our l o s t a st r on a ut s c an o nly be the r e su l t o f car eles s histor ical searc h . I respe ctf u l ly sugg est you rep r i ma nd those respon sible . re ­ / ~ ::!f.1L!!2c£ "'U).4:JiLAfLLfJ;~~,t~ £lL, ; ;J f 7 ''''-1 .J V./4) &..-#'!-A-/A.d.-/~ ./ -PAGE II­ 1 f ind t he portrayal of a pirate as a figure of history to be admired and eulog ized in your speech on the occa sion of the deaths of seven genuine heroes , to be insulting to the memories of those astronauts and offensive to their families, as well as to the memories of those people ma s s a c r e d on that day in Po rtobelo and to all the people of Pa n ama . Charles F. Brannan Photo Editor/NY U.S . NEW S & WORLD REPORT , , • It ~- 038 2 69S 0 2 B I ~;;; 0 1 /2 8 / 8 6 P OI' TP [< ;I MST "'lR I E l-11 "1 9 0 1 - 2 8 06 301' RO", ALD f: E I