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What does it mean?
Reagan honors the Challenger astronauts with poetic imagery about death and duty.
In plain terms
We remember the Challenger crew who reached for the stars and passed away.
What can you take from it?
Honor those who risk everything for exploration.

Where it applies

  • memorials
  • funerals
  • anniversary speeches

Putting it to work

  • writing tributes
  • commemorating losses
  • inspiring exploration

Questions to consider

  • How do we honor sacrifice?
  • What makes a hero?

Another view

It romanticizes the risks of space travel.

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