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The name of Christa McAuliffe's shuttle was the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Christa McAuliffe, along with six other brave astronauts died in the Challenger Space shuttle disaster on January 28, 1986. The Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch,50,000 feet in the air.
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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.
Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher from New Hampshire, was the first teacher to go to space. She was chosen to be a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger mission in 1986, but unfortunately, the mission ended in tragedy when the Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff.
The crew members on board the space shuttle Challenger when it exploded on January 28, 1986, were Francis R. Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe.
Christa McAuliffe was chosen to be the first teacher in space, but she died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on launch.
The Challenger Space Shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all 7 brave astronauts on board, including Christa McAuliffe, who was chosen from 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space.
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Space shuttle Challenger's explosion
The teacher who went on the Challenger in 1986 was Christa McAuliffe. She was selected as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.