Lesson14-Space Shuttle Challenger I. Text Analysis Theme This article is in the nature of reportage, written by a newspaper reporter who witnessed the disastrous launch of the space shuttle Challenger in the United States in 1986. Two minutes after it was launched, it exploded, killing all the members of the crew. The scene stunned the whole nation. The author did not attempt to analyze the significance of the disaster or to rouse the emotional response of the readers. He just focused on the detailed description of the event itself W B TL E The end of themeLesson14—Space Shuttle Challenger W B T L E I. Text Analysis This article is in the nature of reportage, written by a newspaper reporter who witnessed the disastrous launch of the space shuttle Challenger in the United States in 1986. Two minutes after it was launched, it exploded, killing all the members of the crew. The scene stunned the whole nation. The author did not attempt to analyze the significance of the disaster or to rouse the emotional response of the readers. He just focused on the detailed description of the event itself. Theme The end of Theme