A Numbers Game
- Reagan uses lots of numbers to explain why the Challenger disaster is unique.
- Nineteen years ago three astronauts died on the ground.
- Zero astronauts had died in flight until Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
- The Challenger Seven were brave and accepted the risks of flying into outer space.
- Reagan deems the astronauts heroes and names each one: Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe.
- Reagan assumes everyone in America is in mourning together.