Christa McAuliffe
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.
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.
As of 2021, over 10 teachers from various countries have participated in space missions. These teachers were selected to be part of programs such as NASA's Teacher in Space Project and ESA's Educator Astronaut Project, giving them the opportunity to conduct scientific research and educational activities while in 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.
The teacher who went on the Challenger in 1986 was Christa McAuliffe. She was selected as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.
Christa McAuliffe was chosen to be the first teacher in space, but she died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on launch.
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.
Christa McAuliffe
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.
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.
As of 2021, over 10 teachers from various countries have participated in space missions. These teachers were selected to be part of programs such as NASA's Teacher in Space Project and ESA's Educator Astronaut Project, giving them the opportunity to conduct scientific research and educational activities while in space.
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.
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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.
Erik Tandberg - space educator - was born in 1932.
The teacher who went on the Challenger in 1986 was Christa McAuliffe. She was selected as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.
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.