US reaction to Challenger space shuttle disaster

Title

US reaction to Challenger space shuttle disaster

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

29 Jan 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:05:48

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on US reaction to the Challenger space shuttle explosion, which killed all on board. Includes televised address by President Ronald Reagan; reaction from John Glenn, politician and former astronaut, and Senator Jake Garn; Vice-President George H.W. Bush speaking to schoolchildren; civilian astronaut and teacher Christa McAuliffe speaking before her mission, and the reaction of her pupils to her death.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Ronald Reagan; John Glenn; Jake Garn; Christa McAuliffe; George H. W. Bush

Keywords

Accidents; USA; Deaths; Space exploration; Safety; Ronald Reagan; Explosions; NASA; Astronauts; Space shuttles; Challenger; Cape Canaveral; Christa McAuliffe; Nancy Reagan

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