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Topic:1/28: 2016 NASA Day of Remembrance
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Robert PearlmanWhite House release
President Barack Obama on NASA's Day of Remembrance

Thirty years ago today, our country was shaken by the loss of Challenger and with it, the lives of astronauts and payload specialists Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Francis Scobee, Ronald McNair, Michael Smith, and Ellison Onizuka.

For centuries, humankind has looked to the sky to set the stage for a future that redefines our limits and a reality where anything is possible. Reaching for those unbounded heights has been fundamental to developing our national character — helping us find the capacity to lead the human race to the next frontiers of discovery and the wisdom to use that knowledge for the better.

We must never forget the courageous Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice to expand the boundaries of understanding. They knew the risks, and still chose to put their lives on the line so that future generations could lead lives made better by advances in science, technology, and a deeper understanding of our universe and humanity's place therein. As we honor their legacy and that of every hero who lost their life helping America touch the stars, we remember President Reagan's words that fateful January day in 1986: "The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.

These brave women and men are forever a part of a story that is ongoing. It is a story that will bring human beings to Mars and out into our solar system – and beyond. It is a story made possible by their sacrifice and heroism. May America always carry forward the bravery of those we've lost, and may we harness it to make today's impossibilities tomorrow's realities.

Robert PearlmanNASA video

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