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  2. Christa McAuliffe - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a ...

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    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.

  4. Framingham State planetarium reopens in time for events ...

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    Dr. Irene Porro, direc­tor of the Christa McAuliffe Center for Inte­grated Science Learning, welcomes guests to the center's grand reopening at Framingham State University, Jan. 26, 2024.

  5. Christa McAuliffe Space Center - Wikipedia

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    The center, named for educator Christa McAuliffe, who was killed in the Challenger disaster, was started in 1990 by Victor Williamson, [2] an educator at Central Elementary School. [3] It is a 4,000-square-foot (370 m 2 ) building added onto Central Elementary. [ 4 ]

  6. Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a ...

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    In 2017-2018, two educators-turned-astronauts at the International Space Station recorded some of the lessons that McAuliffe had planned to teach, on Newton’s laws of motion, liquids in microgravity, effervescence and chromatography. NASA then posted “Christa McAuliffe’s Lost Lessons” online, a resource for students everywhere.

  7. 'Larger than life:' Christa McAuliffe memorialized with ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  8. The Christa McAuliffe Prize - Wikipedia

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    The Nebraska Christa McAuliffe Prize For Courage and Excellence in Education is an award given annually to recognize a teacher in Nebraska for showing courage in education. Founded in 1987 this award was founded in memorial to Christa McAuliffe , the teacher/astronaut who lost her life in the Challenger space shuttle accident in January, 1986 ...

  9. New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a ...

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    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history. Nearly four decades later, a new documentary focuses on how she still inspires others and less on her fate aboard the space shuttle Challenger.