Sharon Christa Mcauliffe
1948-1986
American teacher and astronaut who captured the heart of a nation after her selection by NASA as the first teacher to fly in space. Upon her college graduation, McAu...
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Christa McAuliffe
Born September 2, 1948, Boston, Massachusetts Died January 28, 1986, over Cape Canaveral, Florida
In 1981 America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) began...
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Teacher Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986) was the first private citizen to be included in a space mission. She died in a fiery explosion mere seconds after the launch of the space shuttle Challenger on Ja...
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Christa McAuliffe was better known as the teacher and the astronaut. This brave soul lost her life in the tragic explosion of the NASA space shuttle the Challenger. At the time, this was the worst d...
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Sharon Christa Mcauliffe
Christa McAuliffe
Christa McAuliffe
