Statement by Assistant to the President for Press Relations Fitzwater on the Space Shuttle Discovery Mission
October 03, 1988
The President joined the Cabinet in applauding the touchdown of space shuttle Discovery. The group watched the touchdown on a television set in the Cabinet Room. The President expressed his gratification by the success of the mission and pledged his support for the continued exploration of space.
Ronald Reagan, Statement by Assistant to the President for Press Relations Fitzwater on the Space Shuttle Discovery Mission Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/253158