the core of the tragedy of the shuttle challenger. we know we share this pain with the people of our country. this is truly a national loss. 19 years ago, almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident. on the ground. but we ve never lost an astronaut in flight. we ve never had a tragedy like this. and perhaps we forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the shuttle. but they the challenger seven. we re aware of the dangers, but overcame them and did their jobs brilliantly. we mourn seven heroes. michael smith, scobee, judith resnick, ronald mcnair ellison onizuka. gregory jarvis and christa mcauliffe. we mourn their loss as a nation together. the families of the seven we cannot bear, as you do, the full impact of this tragedy. but we feel the loss and we re thinking about you so very much. your loved ones were daring and brave, and they had that special grace, a special spirit that says, give me a challenge and i ll meet it with joy. they had a hung
house resolution 361. whereas the house of representatives has learned with profound sorrow of the first in-flight tragedy of the space program of the national aeronautics and space administration involving the challenger shuttle mission 51 ill. and its crew, consisting of francisco v commander michael j. smith pilot judith resnick, mission specialist ronald mcnair mission specialist ellison s. onizuka mission specialist s christina mcauliffe. payload specialist and gregory jarvis payload specialist. therefore, be it resolved that the house expresses its condolences to the family and crew members of the challenger shuttle mission and bay, it further resolved that the clark communicate these resolutions to the families of the challenger crew and be it further resolved on the resolution, the gentleman from texas is recognized for one hour as speaker. i yield 30 minutes of that time to the distinguished minority leader. the gentleman from illinois, mr. michael, pending that i he
shuttle challenger. we know we share this pain with the people of our country. this is truly a national loss. 19 years ago, almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident. on the ground. but we ve never lost an astronaut in flight. we ve never had a tragedy like this. and perhaps we forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the shuttle. but they the challenger seven. we re aware of the dangers, but overcame them and did their jobs brilliantly. we mourn seven heroes. michael smith, scobee, judith resnick, ronald mcnair ellison onizuka. gregory jarvis and christa mcauliffe. we mourn their loss as a nation together. the families of the seven we cannot bear, as you do, the full impact of this tragedy. but we feel the loss and we re thinking about you so very much. your loved ones were daring and brave, and they had that special grace, a special spirit that says, give me a challenge and i ll meet it with joy. they had a hunger to explore the universe and
challenger shuttle mission 51 ill. and its crew, consisting of francisco v commander michael j. smith pilot judith resnick, mission specialist ronald mcnair mission specialist ellison s. onizuka mission specialist s christina mcauliffe. payload specialist and gregory jarvis payload specialist. therefore, be it resolved that the house expresses its condolences to the family and crew members of the challenger shuttle mission and bay, it further resolved that the clark communicate these resolutions to the families of the challenger crew and be it further resolved on the resolution, the gentleman from texas is recognized for one hour as speaker. i yield 30 minutes of that time to the distinguished minority leader. the gentleman from illinois, mr. michael, pending that i hear myself such time as am i concerned. mr. speaker, the brave and dedicated young americans who this day perished in the unspeakable tragedy witnessed with such trauma and vicarious experienced by millions of pe