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Who was the teacher who died in the Challenger shuttle explosion?
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Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe, but she is better known as Christa McAuliffe. She was a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire who was selected out of about 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space. She, along with 6 other brave souls, died 73 seconds after takeoff.
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First female teacher to be an astronaunt?
Christa McAuliffe Died in 1986 of the tragic exploson of the space shuttle Challenger
Name of shuttle where woman astronaut died?
the challenger
How many crew died in challenger explosion?
All 7 of them.
How many astronauts died on challenger?
Seven died (explosion January 1986.)
Which women have died in space missions?
On the space shuttle Challenger, teacher Christa McAuliffe, and Judith Resnik died in January 1986. In February 2003, Lauren B. Clark and Kalpana Chawla were killed during re-entry of the shuttle Columbia.
Who was christa mcaullife?
a teacher who died in the explosion of the challenger
What did African American Ronald McNair do to become famous?
He died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion 1/28/86
What astronaut from Washington died in the Challenger shuttle explosion?
Commander Richard (Dick) F. Scobee was born and grew up in Washington.
First female teacher to be an astronaunt?
Christa McAuliffe Died in 1986 of the tragic exploson of the space shuttle Challenger
Who is the educator selected to be the first teacher in space?
Christa McAuliffe was chosen to be the first teacher in space, but she died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on launch.
Name of shuttle where woman astronaut died?
the challenger
How many died in the Challenger explosion?
Seven died (explosion January 1986.) The last two members of the Challenger crew were not officially Federal government employees.
How many crew died in challenger explosion?
All 7 of them.
How many astronauts died on challenger?
Seven died (explosion January 1986.)
Which women have died in space missions?
On the space shuttle Challenger, teacher Christa McAuliffe, and Judith Resnik died in January 1986. In February 2003, Lauren B. Clark and Kalpana Chawla were killed during re-entry of the shuttle Columbia.
Why did challenger explode?
The Space Shuttle "Challenger" , The 25th flight of the Space Shuttle Program , exploded 73 seconds into the flight when the O-RING (the ring at the bottom of the rocket booster) broke apart when the icy temperature caused it's pliability (stretchiness) to fail , causing it to interfere with the rest of the Space Shuttle , obviously causing a explosion . Unfortunately, All of the seven crew died in this situation .
How many crew members died on the challenger?
Seven died (CHALLENGER mission explosion January 1986.) The last two members of the Challenger crew were not officially Federal government employees.
