President Ronald Reagan tells a large turnout of Johnson Space Center (JSC) employees and family and friends of the STS-51L crew members about their accomplishments and sacrifices during memorial services held four days following the space shuttle Challenger accident at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). "They slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God", the Chief Executive told the thousands gathered on the central mall at JSC.
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President Ronald Reagan tells a large turnout of Johnson Space Center (JSC) employees and family and friends of the STS-51L crew members about their accomplishments and sacrifices during memorial services held four days following the space shuttle Challenger accident at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). "They slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God", the Chief Executive told the thousands gathered on the central mall at JSC.