The Challenger’s Explosion On the evening of January 28, 1986, President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation on the tragedy of the spaceship Challenger. However, Reagan made it well known that the incident would not affect the growth of the Space program. His claims about the space program were very credible throughout his speech. Line 24 of Reagan’s speech states: “We’ve grown used to the idea of space, and perhaps we forget that we’ve only just begun” (430). Reagan also bases the premises of his reasoning arguments on freedom. He states in line 37, “We do it all up front and in public” (Reagan 430) to showcase the freedom of the space program. Reagan makes a generalization that seems too broad by stating in line 34, “I’ve always had great