Feb 3 1986

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President Ronald Reagan issued an executive order through his press secretary that established a commission to investigate the Challenger accident. According to the order, the ad hoc commission would review the circumstances surrounding the accident, develop recommendations for corrective or other action based on the findings, and submit a final report to the president and to the NASA Administrator. (The White House Executive Order Establishing the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Feb 3/86)

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