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Read the following excerpt. It is adapted from President Ronald Reagan's 1986 televised address after the space shuttle, Challenger burst into flames upon takeoff. The explosion claimed the lives of all seven astronauts on board.
Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger. We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country. This is truly a national loss.
We've grown used to wonders in this century. It's hard to dazzle us. But for twenty-five years the United States space program has been doing just that. We've grown used to the idea of space, and perhaps we forget that we've only just begun. We're still pioneers. They, the members of the Challenger crew, were pioneers.
And I want to say something to the school children of America who were watching the live coverage of the shuttle's takeoff. I know it is hard to understand, but sometimes painful things like this happen. It's all part of the process of exploration and discovery. It's all part of taking a chance and expanding man's horizons. The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we'll continue to follow them. . . .




Based on the excerpt, what is the purpose of Ronald Reagan's speech?

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The purpose of the speech is to pull up the morale of the entire population of America from the state of shock after the shuttle blasted into flames within the 73 seconds of the take-off.

Explanation:

Then American president Ronald Reagan was also one of the audiences who were watching the shuttle taking off in live. Within the take-off the shuttle blasted into flames and entire nation was in deep mourning because of the incident.

The president has made an unplanned address to the public on that particular day. Mr. President in his speech was acknowledging the pain that families of the astronauts might have undergone because of the shuttle blast. And he praised the each and every astronaut for their courage.  

Then Mr. Reagan was praising the NASA for the efforts they have put in to make it a success. Even after the tragedy, he praised the NASA so as to pull up morale of the scientist for future voyages and the entire mourning nation.

Answer:

To offer reassurance

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