里根“挑战者”失事演讲ladiesandgentlemen，i'dplannedtospeaktoyoutonighttoreportonthestateoftheunion，buttheeventsofearliertodayhaveledmetochangethoseplans.todayisadayformourningandremembering.nancyandiarepainedtothecorebythetragedyoftheshuttlechallenger.weknowwesharethispainwithallofthepeopleofourcountry.thisistrulyanationalloss.nineteenyearsago，almosttotheday，welostthreeastronautsinaterribleaccidentontheground.butwe'veneverlostanastronautinflight.we'veneverhadatragedylikethis.andperhapswe'veforgottenthecourageittookforthecrewoftheshuttle.butthey，thechallengerseven，wereawareofthedangers，butovercamethemanddidtheirjobsbrilliantly.wemournsevenheroes：michaelsmith，dickscobee，judithresnik，ronaldmcnair，ellisononizuka，gregoryjarvis，andchristamcauliffe.wemourntheirlossasanationtogether.forthefamiliesoftheseven，wecannotbear，asyoudo，thefullimpactofthistragedy.butwefeeltheloss，andwe'rethinkingaboutyousoverymuch.yourdonesweredaringandbrave，andtheyhadthatspecialgrace，thatspecialspiritthatsays，"givemeachallenge，andi'llmeetitwithjoy."theyhadahungertoexploretheuniverseanddiscoveritstruths.theywishedtoserve，andtheydid.theyservedallofus.we'vegrownusedtowondersinthiscentury.it'shardtodazzleus.butfortwenty-fiveyearstheunitedstatesspaceprogramhasbeendoingjustthat.we'vegrownusedtotheideaofspace，and，perhapsweforgetthatwe'veonlyjustbegun.we'restillpioneers.they，themembersofthechallengercrew，werepioneers.andiwanttosaysomethingtotheschoolchildrenofamericawhowerewatchingthelivecoverageoftheshuttle'stake-off.iknowit'shardtounderstand，butsometimespainfulthingslikethishappen.it'sallpartoftheprocessofexplorationand第1页共28页discovery.it'sallpartoftakingachanceandexpandingman'shorizons.thefuturedoesn'tbelongtothefainthearted;itbelongstothebrave.thechallengercrewwaspullingusintothefuture，andwe'llcontinuetofollowthem.i'vealwayshadgreatfaithinandrespectforourspaceprogram.andwhathappenedtodaydoesnothingtodiminishit.wedon'thideourspaceprogram.wedon'tkeepsecretsandcoverthingsup.wedoitallupfrontandinpublic.that'sthewayfreedomis，andwewouldn'tchangeitforaminute.we'llcontinueourquestinspace.therewillbemoreshuttleflightsandmoreshuttlecrewsand，yes，morevolunteers，morecivilians，moreteachersinspace.nothingendshere;ourhopesandourjourneyscontinue.iwanttoaddthatiwishicouldtalktoeverymanandwomanwhoworksfornasa，orwhoworkedonthismissionandtellthem："yourdedicationandprofessionalismhavemovedandimpressedusfordecades.andweknowofyouranguish.weshareit."there'sacoincidencetoday.onthisdaythreehundredandninetyyearsago，thegreatexplorersirfrancisdrakediedaboardshipoffthecoastofpanama.inhislifetimethegreatfrontiersweretheoceans，andahistorianlatersaid，"helivedbythesea，diedonit，andwasburiedinit."well，today，wecansayofthechallengercrew：theirdedicationwas，likedrake's，complete.thecrewofthespaceshuttlechallengerhonoredusbythemannerinwhichtheylivedtheirlives.wewillneverforgetthem，northelasttimewesawthem，thismorning，astheypreparedfortheirjourneyandwavedgoodbyeand"slippedthesurlybondsofearth"to"touchthefaceofgod."thankyou.今天，我们聚集在一起，沉痛地哀悼我们失去的七位勇敢的公民，共同分担内心的悲痛，或许在相互间的安慰中，我们能够得到承受痛苦的力量并坚定追求理想的信念。对家庭、朋友及我们的太空宇航员所爱着的人们来讲，国家的损失首先是他们个人的巨大损失。对那些失去亲人的父亲、母亲、丈夫和妻子们，对那些...
