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Sharon Christa McAuliffe (née Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payload specialist.
High school teacher Christa McAuliffe was the first American civilian selected to go into space. She died in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986.
Christa McAuliffe was one of the 7 who lost their lives. She was the first private citizen elected to go to space, but, unfortunately, she never made it. This series puts a bit of focus on her career, her journey to NASA, and her family life.
Christa McAuliffe was used to speaking in front of people, but on July 18, 1985, she found herself in an extraordinary situation, admitting, “It’s not often that a teacher is at a loss for...
Christa Corrigan McAuliffe (born Sept. 2, 1948, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Jan. 28, 1986, in-flight, off Cape Canaveral, Fla.) was an American teacher who was chosen to be the first private citizen in space.
Some 11,000 educators applied for the opportunity to fly on board a space shuttle flight, including 36-year-old Christa McAuliffe, a social studies teacher at Concord High School in New...
Christa McAuliffe was supposed to be the first American civilian in space — but her story ended in tragedy when her space shuttle exploded in 1986. In 1984, NASA announced a new program: the Teacher in Space Project.