Sharon Christa McAuliffe.
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
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.
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.
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.
Ronald McNair.
The space shuttle disaster in 1986 was the Challenger disaster. The Challenger space shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.
It was challenger
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.
Challenger Disaster The space shuttle Challenger lifted off on Tuesday January 28, 1986 at 11:38:00 a.m. EST. Seventy three seconds into the mission, Challenger exploded, killing the entire crew of seven, including Christa McAuliffe, who was chosen from 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space.
Christa McAuliffe, a school teacher selected to be the first civilian in space, was among the seven crew members who tragically lost their lives in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986.
The first mission to carry a teacher into space was the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L in 1986, with teacher Christa McAuliffe aboard. Tragically, the mission ended in disaster when Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff. McAuliffe and the six other crew members perished in the accident.