Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Address: Questions

How is a speech delivered via television different than one delivered in public? Imagine what it would have been like if Reagan delivered this speech in a stadium. Would it have been successful?
Does President Reagan adequately justify the loss of the astronauts' lives in the name of scientific breakthroughs? Justify your answer.
Reagan never directly references the U.S.S.R., but how can you infer that he was referencing the political conditions of the Cold War?
Is it possible that Reagan's speech was just as much for the Soviets as it was for Americans?
How might you respond to Reagan's speech if you were a family member or friend of one of the Challenger Seven? Would you find it an appropriate elegy…or a political stunt?
Does Reagan's language favor a strictly Christian perspective?