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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.
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 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 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.
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.
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 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.
When was Erik Tandberg - space educator - born?
Erik Tandberg - space educator - was born in 1932.
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.
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 space shuttle that had the first teacher in it?
It was challenger
What significant event happened in August 2007 that is tied to the Challenger disaster back in 1986?
In August 2007, space shuttle Endeavor reached space with astronaut Barbara Morgan. Morgan had been Christa McAuliffe's back-up in the ill-fated Challenger mission under the NASA 'Teacher in Space' program. After the disaster, NASA discontinued the program but Morgan entered space not as a teacher, but as an 'educator astronaut'.
