The first teacher in space
Christa McAuliffe was a social studies teacher and one of the seven crew members that died in the Challenger accident. She loved it when the first mission took off and wanted to be an astronaut ever since. She finally got the chance when she was selected to go up in space as a teacher out of about 11,000 people who applied for the 'Teacher in Space' program. The Challenger shuttle blew up 73 seconds after take off.
Teacher in SpaceTeacher in Space was a NASA program first introduced by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. The goal was to teach and promote interest in space exploration. More than 11,000 teachers applied for the program, and Christa McAuliffe was chosen to be the first teacher in space. Christa McAuliffe, along with six other brave astronauts died in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. The Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch,50,000 feet from the earth. It is believed that the crew members were still alive after the initial explosion of the shuttle, but lost consciousness within seconds. They were killed due to the violent impact of the crew cabin into the ocean.After the Challenger disaster, President Reagan announced that the program would continue. However, NASA later decided to eliminate the program.The reason she died was because the rubber seals that held the rocket boostershad weakened in the cold then the gas was leaking then the rocket exploded.
Her name was Sharon Christa McAuliffe born September 2, 1948 and died January 28, 1986. She was an American teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, selected as the first teacher to go to space. Tragically, there was a problem with ice disrupting the O-rings on the space shuttle 'Challenger' during liftoff. The entire crew was killed..
Christa McAuliffe graduated from Marian High School in Framingham, Massachusetts in 1970; she then pursued her college education at Framingham State College, from which she graduated in 1970. She also completed a Master's Degree at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland in 1978.
Sharon Bruneau's birth name is Sharon Leigh Bruneau.
Sharon Christa McAuliffe.
Sharon Christa McAuliffe died in the Challenger disaster. All 7 members of the crew perished.
Two, Sharon Christa McAuliffe, and Judy Resnik. McAuliffe was a teacher, actually!
Sharon Christa McAuliffe. Her maiden name was Sharon Christa Corrigan.
See: how did the astronauts die in the Challenger disaster.
Sharon Christa McAuliffe was killed in the Challenger disaster.
Her first name was Sharon her middle name was Christa and last McAuliffe.
Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe, but she is better known as Christa McAuliffe. She was a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire who was selected out of about 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space. She, along with 6 other brave souls, died 73 seconds after takeoff.
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Christa McAuliffe was a social studies teacher and one of the seven crew members that died in the Challenger accident. She loved it when the first mission took off and wanted to be an astronaut ever since. She finally got the chance when she was selected to go up in space as a teacher out of about 11,000 people who applied for the 'Teacher in Space' program. The Challenger shuttle blew up 73 seconds after take off.
Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Davis, and Judith Resnik.
she died 74 seconds into space flight on jan 28