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Christa McAuliffe, along with six other brave astronauts died in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. The Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch, killing the entire crew.
After the Challenger disaster, Preident Reagan announced that the program would continue. However, NASA later decided to eliminate the program.
Christa Mcauliffe was a teacher in Midland Michigan before she started to train to be an astronaut.
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Who was the first teacher to travel in space?
Christa McAuliffe was to have been the first teacher in space, as part of the 'Teacher in Space' project.Regrettably Christa was killed when the space shuttle Challenger was traveling towards space and exploded 73 seconds after launch. She did not actually reach space.In August 2007, Christa's back-up, Barbara Morgan, entered space on August 8th, 2007 as an 'educator astronaut' but NASA apparently avoided calling her a 'teacher in space', as she had to give up her role as teacher to become an astronaut. See the ' Teacher In Space' Related Link below.
How long did the space race take?
8 minutes for the shuttle to go to space
How did 'Mad' Dan Morgan die?
Bushranger 'Mad' Dan Morgan was killed in a shootout with police in April 1865.
What is the function of flying shuttle?
to fly to space.... i guess.
What was name of shuttle that crased on 1 feb 2003?
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003,
What was the name of the space shuttle that had the first teacher in it?
It was 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.
What was the teacher name who was killed in space shuttle?
That would be Christa McAuliffe
What is the name of the teacher who was killed in a space shuttle flight?
The teacher who was killed in a space shuttle flight was Christa McAuliffe. She was selected to be part of the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger for the NASA Teacher in Space Project in 1986, but tragically, the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch, resulting in the loss of all onboard, including McAuliffe.
When did the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia die?
they did not die i was fake
Which women is associated with the space shuttle Challenger disaster?
Christa McAuliffe. She was suppose to be the first teacher in space.
How did the space shuttle Challenger crew die?
The shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff.
Who was the person of interest on the space shuttle challenger?
I think it was going to be the first civilian female school teacher in space.
How do you put aeronautics in a sentenes?
The National Aeronautics and Space association is most famously known for sending a teacher in the Challenger, a space shuttle into space
What is the name of the space shuttle - carrying a teacher - that disintegrated shortly after it's lift-off from Cape Canaveral in 1986?
The space shuttle Challenger, mission designation: STS-51-L.Christa McAuliffe, the teacher, was one of 7 crew members on that flight.
Who was the teacher on the space shuttle Challenger?
Her name was Christa McAuliffe, and she was selected America's Teacher in Space in 1985 over almost 11,000 applicants, 114 semifinalist and 10 finalists. The program had been announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. The New Hampshire high school teacher spent five months training for a flight on the space shuttle Challenger. She had hoped to record her flight and conduct lessons from the shuttle all about space travel. She and her six crewmates on the Challenger were killed when the shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral on January 28, 1986. She was 37.
What is the name of the american space shuttle that goes into orbit?
There were 5. Space Shuttle Columbia (destroyed in 2003), Space Shuttle Challenger (destroyed in 1886), Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Shuttle Atlantis, and Space Shuttle Endeavour.
