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.
Christa McAuliffe taught at five different schools and then went into training to go into space.
In 1976, Christa McAuliffe and her husband, Steven McAuliffe, were married. Then, in 1979, they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Caroline. Christa later gained national recognition as the first teacher selected to go into space as part of NASA's Challenger mission, which tragically ended in disaster in 1986.
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Christa McAuliffe signed up to go on the Challenger's mission in 1986 as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Program. She was selected to be the first teacher in space, intending to conduct educational experiments and share her experience with students across the nation. The mission was tragically lost during launch on January 28, 1986.
Sharon Christa McAuliffe. Her maiden name was Sharon Christa Corrigan.
The Christa McAuliffe Prize was created in 1987.
Christa McAuliffe was born on September 2, 1948.
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Christa McAuliffe School's motto is 'I see and I remember.'.