smith, cobey, resmick, mcnair. amisuca, hervis and aminuca. the families of the seven, we cannot bare like you do this tragedy. but we feel the loss and we're thinking about you very much. your loved ones were daring and brave and they had that special spirit that says give me a challenge and i will meet it with joy. they had a hunger to explore the universe and discover it's truths. they wished to serve and they did. they served all of us. we've grown used to wonders in this century, it's hard to dazzle us. but for years the nasa system has done just that. we are still pioneers, they the members of the challenger crew were pioneers. and i want to say something to the school children of america who were watching the live coverage of the shuttle's take off. i know it's hard to understand but sometimes painful things like this happen. it's all part of the process of exploration and discovery. it's all part of taking a chance and expanding man's horizons. the future doesn't belong to the faint hearted. it belongs to the brave. the challenger crew