How does President Reagan’s story about Sir Francis Drake contribute to the message of President Reagan's speech? Reagan compares the Challenger’s mission of exploration to that of Drake’s. Reagan compares the Challenger’s mission of exploration to that of Drake’s. Reagan compares the Challenger crew’s deaths to that of Drake’s. Reagan compares the Challenger crew’s deaths to that of Drake’s. Reagan compares the coast of Panama to the outer reaches of space. Reagan compares the coast of Panama to the outer reaches of space. Reagan contrasts the unfinished work of Drake’s with the completed work of the Challenger’s crew.