All Students Concord School Concord, New Hampshire U.S .A . Physics Department Hubei University Wuhan, Hubei P .R .CHINA January 31, 1986 Dear friends: The explosion of Challenger has been shocking our hearts. This is the first time we find no words could be used to express the common feeling of man. The whole world is now falling in the grieve for Pls. Christa PlcAuliffe, your beloved teacher, and her six brave comrades, while this page is bringing the deepest o °° t' m no {-i in \/ni inn mom n r> + K o rn + K q t q i Hd n "F +hn Da r 1 fi r The great space cause symbolized by Challenger suffered a stern test in such a tragic experience. Many many people are analysing and reviewing on this ordeal, which is a challenge to the great cause of human being. The politicians, scientists and educationists would make their various interpretations which we are waiting for. But, what we are going to say is this is the challenge to the spirit of mankind searching for knowledge. In fact, this challenge is from the mystic force that impacts u« to seek truth. This mystic force has advanced the process of human history since the begining of human society. Many elites of explorers, including your dear teacher, have dedicated themselves to the mystic force. Just because of their dedication makes the history of mankind a development full of magnificent and holy emotions. In this grand and exciting development, success is conceived in failure, hope in disappointment, happiness in sadness, and wisedam in ignorance. It is well known that you are in the indescribable grief. LJe are willing to share your pain although it might b.e helpless. We think that Ms. McAuliffe would not wish us weeping. Her consercra ti_on .will _e.n.courage the children all over th.e. iJojcLd .b.e ... more brave, more firm, more initiative to open the unknown, and more confidents to face more challenge. Only to be so could the world’s future be brilliant and, this is the best way, as we believe, to commemorate Ms. McAuliffe, our phoenix, imperishable teacher astronaut. Yours truly, , ^-^4 4*^] , ft?ft Aft it< a^ 4li Ba 41 4? ft 5? a ^^pA. ftftp 2A ft'ft ft$ J ft? ft r---- "Aft ft — ft rftft 4^o ft ft?<4 4-4^ ^4 , ift it OM$, -^xftft4?> ft ■§o A 1 itft ft< 5 i 4 4^, ?!i-fiz I? 144- ft, ^4- ft- o 4ft'^ ft , ftft1 A. 4-, >A. 2'4 A ft ft V?^ i ft '^o ^-441ft ^A’4 /- K-h ft ---- A "i ^('ft ^ft_ , 1A ft- it t A ift’ "< i2-o ft 7^4:^ ft .S^i7'3 o kL^ifoic.i ft 4. ^nf ->o 7fpxr<] -Wv|?'6si .'fer.ft .iM Zha Loping & Mu Yu Physics Department Hubei University Muhan, Hubei P.R ,C . c/o The Principal of the School Concord School ( where the teacher astronaut Christa McAuliffe taught in ) Concord, New Hampshire U.S.A .

Correspondence dated January 31, 1986

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