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Sharon Christa McAuliffe (née Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payload specialist.
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- Teacher in Space Project (1985)
- Sharon Christa Corrigan, September 2, 1948, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Apr 2, 2014 · Christa McAuliffe was the first American civilian selected to go into space in 1985. She died in the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in 1986, along with the other seven crew members. Learn about her life, education, achievements and legacy as a teacher and a heroine.
Apr 9, 2024 · Some 11,000 educators applied for the opportunity to fly on board a space shuttle flight, including 36-year-old Christa McAuliffe, a social studies teacher at Concord High School in New...
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Apr 26, 2024 · Christa Corrigan McAuliffe (born Sept. 2, 1948, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Jan. 28, 1986, in-flight, off Cape Canaveral, Fla.) was an American teacher who was chosen to be the first private citizen in space. The death of McAuliffe and her fellow crew members in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster was deeply felt by the nation and had a ...
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Sep 15, 2020 · Christa McAuliffe was a social studies teacher from New Hampshire who was selected as the first civilian in space by NASA in 1985. She died with the Challenger crew in 1986, along with 73 other people, when the space shuttle exploded on takeoff. Learn about her application process, training, and legacy as a teacher and educator.
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Aug 2, 2022 · Updated February 20, 2024. Christa McAuliffe was supposed to be the first American civilian in space — but her story ended in tragedy when her space shuttle exploded in 1986. In 1984, NASA announced a new program: the Teacher in Space Project.
Jan 19, 2018 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Christa McAuliffe's lost lessons are finally getting taught in space. Thirty-two years after the Challenger disaster, a pair of teachers turned astronauts will pay tribute to McAuliffe by carrying out her science classes on the International Space Station.
