European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Pass 4 the stars and stripes wednesday january 29,1986 appalled nations offer condolences after shuttle blast by he associated press foreign reaction to the fiery explosion of lire space shuttle challenger and inc apparent a calms of its seven Crew members tuesday began with terse reports of the event and Ihnn turned to messages of con Dolence. The soviet news Agency Tass briefly reported on the explosion 30 minutes Ufier it initial report declined new York was a single sentence saying ". Spock shuttle Chul Longcr cup Lodd shortly after Takeoff Lucr reported thai seven Astro Nauli were aboard the shuttle but inc news Agency said it seemed there was no Chance inc Crew could have survived. The soviet Union the Only other nation thai has sent manned vehicles into space has Typo Rich the deaths of four soviet cos s stale run news Agency Xinhua reported inc Accident in a three paragraph dispatch from Washington Wing it appeared there is no Way that the seven poo pc on Board could in Paris the european space Agency expressed its deep sympathy with the Accident was a disaster for Nasa and for space in general and As Esa is in space a disaster for us said spokesman Jean Paul faille. Esa builds the ariane satellite launcher As a commercial rival to the shuttle but it cooperates closely with the National aeronautics and space administration in other projects. Esa built the spa Clab carried on previous shuttle flights. French astronaut Patrick Baudry who flew on an earlier . Space shuttle flight praised Nasa s raining program and the you gel inside you have great Confidence in the machine the team. ,. Nasa takes no he added however that space technology is so Complex and debit note that there is no routine yet. In London two future British Astro nauts were devastated by the disaster a spokesman said. Royal air Force Squadron Leader Nigel Wood a payload specialist and la col. Richard Farrimond a backup Pilot were to have flown to Houston later this week to begin intensive mining for a june mis Sion on the shuttle Columbia. Obviously we Are devastated by this news. It is a loss of life said Sandy Hon nay spokesman for inc British astronauts. Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney said in a statement broadcast live on National television less than an hour after the explosion it is a terrible loss in remarkably tragic but the prime minister said the ought not discourage us from participating in this great from tic Hague Netherlands a spokesman for the dutch government said the government was shocked and appalled by the deaths of the seven Crew has three astronauts training for future shuttle missions. The Kyodo news service quoted one of them Takao Dei. 31, As saying a japanese astronaut had been scheduled to be aboard the Colum Bia but that was changed to the challenger so i m afraid our plans will fall far behind schedule. It seems he Accident occurred at tic most dangerous moment once the solid fuel is ignited you can t control the director of the italian space pro Gram Luciano Guerriera told the italian news Agency Agi it s More than a Iraq Edy it s a Oscrr Lara was quoted a saying . Space authorities face the formidable task of rebuilding the shuttle program. They not Only have to tackle the scientific As peels but the psychology of space fliers he said. Unfortunately there is nothing absolutely prime minister Garret Filz Gerald sent a Telegram to president Reagan say ing the Irish people and government share the profound Shock and sadness of the american people at the tragic Accident to the space shuttle challenger and the loss of its have Long admired inc courage of the shuttle Crews who have accomplished so much for America and for scientific achievement in space Fitzgerald said. This is a Black hour for manned space night German research and technology minister Heinz Riesenhuber said in expressing his deep Shock and sorrow. Betsy Clr reran Tofle of chrism Macau Lafle to Rita Watchm Hole do. Behind her Are Mvauliffe s parents Grace and Edmard Corrigan. Mcauliffe s parents sister watched blast Cape canaveral Fla up1 the parents and sister of new Hampshire teacher Christa Mcauliffe stored in utter disbelief tuesday As they watched the shuttle challenger explode and fall into the Atlantic Ocean. Then they wept. Edward and Grace corrigin., of Fra min Fiam miws., and Mcaulffe s Sis Ler Cotsy Corrigan watched the launch from a vip viewing site three Miles from launch pad 39b. They cheered along with the rest of the crowd at the ii a As challenger lifted off the pad and soared skyward. But their smiles and cheers turned to faces of horror As the orbiter blew apart about two minutes after launch. A hustled chilled silence fell Over the crowd of viewers. Of my god said one woman. No no no pleaded another. With looks of Shock the Cornigans watched As a Bright Orange Ball of flame engulfed the shuttle. They continued to stare skyward in disbelief As streams of Contrail and pieces of the shuttle pc a toward Earth. Crying the Corrigan hugged Seji other and kept looking Lowerd the sky. They said nothing. Friends consoled them and Nasa officials shielded them from other spectators. Finally after several endless minutes of staring at the fading contrails the Corrigan red eyed Ana sinned were led away by friends and Nasa officials. Others at the viewing site walked away in silence. Some fobbed others merely stared in Honor. Schoolchildren squealing with Delight Only seconds ear Lier were sobbing uncontrollably. We came to see something Beautiful said a tearful Lee Marth a Nasa employee who said he helped build launch pad 39b and came to celebrate the first liftoff from the new pad As he watched from the vip viewing Lite. But it was t it had to be he cried As he walked away. Crew members were experts in diverse Fields space Center Houston
