Read this excerpt from "President Ronald Reagan's
Address to the Nation" following the explosion of the
Challenger space shuttle.
According to President Reagan, the Challenger crew
members
There's a coincidence today. On this day 390 years ago,
the great explorer Sir Francis Drake died aboard a ship off
the coast of Panama. In his lifetime the great frontiers were
the oceans, and an historian later said, "He lived by the
sea, died on it, and was buried in it." Well, today we can
say of the Challenger crew. Their dedication was, like
Drake's complete
were great historians like Sir Francis Drake.
were committed explorers like Sir Francis Drake.
explored the ocean frontiers like Sir Francis Drake.
dedicated their lives to the sea like Sir Francis Drake

According to President Reagan, the Challenger crew members were committed explorers like Sir Francis Drake because they were committed to exploring the space as Sir Francis Drake was committed to exploring the sea, and both the Challenger Crew members and Sir Francis Drake died during their exploration and by its environment, which was the sea for Drake and the space for the crew.

aliasger2709 aliasger2709 · Answer 2 · 2022-06-07T07:40:32+02:00

Ronald Reagan was the president and served for eight years. Ronald believed that the Challenger crew members were committed explorers like Sir Francis Drake. Thus, option B is accurate.

Who was Francis Drake?

Sir Francis Drake was an English naval officer, a politician, and a sea captain. He is known for circumnavigation of the world which helped in understanding geography. He was a hard worker and a dedicated person to his work.

When the Challenger space shuttle exploded then-president Reagan compared the crew with Sir Francis Drake as they all were committed to exploring space and both the crew and Drake died during the exploration journeys.

Therefore, option B. the space crew was committed like sir Francis Drake.

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