Ronald Reagan actually said...

The greatest tribute we can pay to those brave pathfinders who gave their lives on the Challenger is to move forward and rededicate ourselves to America's leadership in space.

Context

Statement on the Building of a Fourth Shuttle Orbiter and the Future of the Space Program

08/14/1986

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