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Sharon Christa Corrigan was born on September 2, 1948, in Boston as the oldest of the five children of accountant Edward Christopher Corrigan (1922–1990), who was of English and Irish descent; [5] and Grace Mary Corrigan (née George; 1924–2018), a substitute teacher, [6] [7] [8] whose father was of Lebanese Maronite descent. [5]
Steven James McAuliffe (born March 3, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He is the widower of Christa McAuliffe , one of the victims of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster .
The 8-foot-tall (2.4-meter) bronze, depicting McAuliffe walking in stride in a NASA flight suit, is believed to be the first full statue of McAuliffe, known for her openness to experimental learning.
Christa and Steven McAuliffe's son and daughter were very young at the time she died and was buried in a local cemetery. Steven McAuliffe wanted the children to grow up in the community normally. But there are other memorials, dozens of schools and a library named for McAuliffe, as well as scholarships and a commemorative coin.
Sep. 2—CONCORD — Hundreds gathered in front of the State House Monday morning for the unveiling of a statue of Christa McAuliffe, who was destined to be the first teacher in space aboard the ...
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The flight would also carry Christa McAuliffe, a teacher-observer selected as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project. [59] Resnik was part of the team of astronauts who flew to Washington, D.C., to speak to the 113 finalists, and provide them an insider's view of a Space Shuttle mission.
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