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Christa McAuliffe was chosen to be the first teacher in space, but she died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on launch.

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Who was the runner up for the teacher in space?

Barbara Morgan was the backup teacher to Christa McAuliffe for the Teacher in Space Project in 1985. She was selected as the first Educator Astronaut in 1998 and flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavour mission STS-118 in 2007.


Who was the educator selected to be the teacher in space?

Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, was selected to be the "teacher in space" as part of the NASA Teacher in Space Project. Tragically, she was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.


Who was the educator select to be the first teacher in space?

Christa McAuliffe


What First mission to to carry a teacher into space?

The first teacher in space was to be on the tenth Challenger flight, STS-51-L, and the teacher selected was Christa McAuliffe 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, made it into space as an 'educator astronaut' (although NASA apparently avoided calling her a 'teacher in space', as she had to give up her role as teacher on becoming an astronaut) on board STS-118, which launched on August 8, 2007.


What was the teacher name who was killed in space shuttle?

The teacher who was killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 was Christa McAuliffe. She was selected to be the first teacher in space as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.


What was some accomplishments for Christa Mcauliffe?

Some accomplishments was that she was selected out of thousands to be a space teacher. Another accomplishment is that she was a Social Studies teacher! Isn't that amazing?!?Christa was selected to be the first teacher in space. However, she never achieved this as she was killed during the launch of Challenger.


What was the first mission to carry a teacher into space?

The first teacher in space was to be on the tenth Challenger flight, STS-51-L, and the teacher selected was Christa McAuliffe 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, made it into space as an 'educator astronaut' (although NASA apparently avoided calling her a 'teacher in space', as she had to give up her role as teacher on becoming an astronaut) on board STS-118, which launched on August 8, 2007.


Which women is associated with the space shuttle Challenger disaster?

Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from New Hampshire, was one of the seven crew members tragically killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. She was selected to be the first civilian teacher in space as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.


What was the name of the of the school teacher astronaut who was killed in a shuttle explosion?

Christa McAuliffe was the school teacher astronaut who was killed in the Challenger shuttle explosion in 1986. She was selected from thousands of applicants to be the first civilian in space as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.


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.


Who was the first civilian astronaut launched into space by the US?

The first civilian astronaut launched into space by the US was Christa McAuliffe. She was a high school teacher selected as part of the Teacher in Space Project and tragically died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.


Who was the first teacher to fly in space successfully?

Christa McAuliffe would have been the first Teacher in Space, but was killed in the Challenger disaster and the program was canceled. McAuliffe's backup in the Teacher in Space Program, Barbara Morgan, eventually got hired in 1998 as a professional astronaut and flew on STS-118 as a mission specialist where she spoke to many students as an educator during the trip.