Her name was Christa McAuliffe and she was from Framingham, Massachusetts. She was chosen to be the first teacher in space. The shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 astronauts. The crew was Dick Scobee Mike Smith Judith Resnik Ellison Onizuka Ronald McNair Greg Jarvis Christ McAuliffe
The teacher who went on the Challenger in 1986 was Christa McAuliffe. She was selected as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.
Yes, Christa McAuliffe.
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a teacher who died in the explosion of the challenger
Sharon Christa McAuliffe.
The first mission to carry a teacher to space was the Challenger mission STS-51-L in 1986. Christa McAuliffe was the chosen teacher to participate in the mission, but tragically the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff, resulting in the loss of all crew members.
The Challenger space mission was launched to deploy a satellite into orbit. It was also carrying the first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe, as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.
Christa Corrigan McAuliffe
The first mission to carry a teacher into space was the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L in 1986, with teacher Christa McAuliffe aboard. Tragically, the mission ended in disaster when Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff. McAuliffe and the six other crew members perished in the accident.
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.
The first teacher in space
Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher from New Hampshire, was the first teacher to go to space. She was chosen to be a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger mission in 1986, but unfortunately, the mission ended in tragedy when the Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff.