Christa McAuliffe, along with six other brave astronauts died in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. The Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch, killing the entire crew.
After the Challenger disaster, Preident Reagan announced that the program would continue. However, NASA later decided to eliminate the program.
Christa Mcauliffe was a teacher in Midland Michigan before she started to train to be an astronaut.
Christa McAuliffe was to have been the first teacher in space, 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, Barbara Morgan, entered space on August 8th, 2007 as an 'educator astronaut' but NASA apparently avoided calling her a 'teacher in space', as she had to give up her role as teacher to become an astronaut. See the ' Teacher In Space' Related Link below.
8 minutes for the shuttle to go to space
Bushranger 'Mad' Dan Morgan was killed in a shootout with police in April 1865.
to fly to space.... i guess.
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003,
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.
It was challenger
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.
Christa McAuliffe was chosen to be the first teacher in space, but she died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on launch.
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.
they did not die i was fake
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.
I think it was going to be the first civilian female school teacher in space.
The first mission to carry a teacher into space was the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L in 1986. Teacher Christa McAuliffe was selected to be part of this mission, but tragically, the shuttle exploded shortly after launch.
Christa McAuliffe was the first female teacher selected to be an astronaut. She was chosen as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project in 1985. Unfortunately, she tragically lost her life in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.
The National Aeronautics and Space association is most famously known for sending a teacher in the Challenger, a space shuttle into space
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, resulting in the tragic loss of all seven crew members, including teacher Christa McAuliffe. The disaster occurred 73 seconds after liftoff.