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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 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 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.


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.


The space shuttle program began with the flight of the?

The space shuttle program began with the flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981.

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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 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 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.


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.


The space shuttle program began with the flight of the?

The space shuttle program began with the flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981.


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 female astronaut killed on lift-off?

There were two onboard the Challenger space shuttle which was destroyed during launch in January 1986 when the external tank exploded 73 seconds after lift-off. They were mission specialist Judith A. Resnik (on her second shuttle flight) and Christa McAuliffe, who was to have been the first teacher in space.


What year did the space shuttle fly?

The first shuttle, Columbia, was launched April 12, 1981. The last flight will be flown by Atlantis. It is scheduled for July 2011.


What was the name of the space shuttle of the 38th flight?

Atlantis was the space shuttle used on STS-38. However, this was the 37th actual flight of the shuttle system. The 38th flight was on mission STS-39, which was flown by the shuttle Discovery.


Was there a space shuttle that exploded before Columbia in 2003?

Yes. The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 1 minute 13 seconds into its flight in 1986. All seven crew members on board were killed.


This space shuttle was destroyed in flight.?

Challenger


How much does it cost for a space shuttle flight?

The average cost of a space shuttle mission is $450 million