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Christa McAuliffe
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American educator and astronaut
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Christa McAuliffe was an American astronaut and teacher. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1948 and died in 1986. McAuliffe was a member of the crew of STS-51-L and was part of the Teacher in Space Project. She was employed by NASA and received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
She was educated at Bowie State University and Framingham State University. McAuliffe spoke English and had three children. She died in an accidental death caused by the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster at Cape Canaveral. Her body is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Film & TV
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known for
- Challenger: The Final Flight — Self (archive footage)2020
- Won't You Be My Neighbor? — Self - Teacher and Astronaut (archive footage)2018
- The Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes — Self - Payload Specialist2016
- Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars — Self (archive footage)2006
- Days That Shook the World — Self - Astronaut (archive footage)2003
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Sharon Christa Corrigan , ( 1948-09-02 ) September 2, 1948, Boston , Massachusetts, U.S.
- Died
- January 28, 1986 (1986-01-28) (aged 37), North Atlantic Ocean
- Cause of death
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
- Resting place
- Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire
- Education
- Framingham State University ( BS ) Bowie State University ( MA )
- Spouse
- Steven J. McAuliffe ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 )
- Awards
- Congressional Space Medal of Honor
- Selection
- Teacher in Space Project (1985)
- Missions
- STS-51-L
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Teacher in Space Project
- Given name
- Sharon
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Cape Canaveral
- Occupation
- teacher
- Educated at
- Framingham State University
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- American English
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- ChristaMcAuliffe (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Significant event
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
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- Christa McAuliffe
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- Christa McAuliffe
- date of birth
- 1948-09-02
- date of death
- 1986-01-28
- manner of death
- accidental death
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- cause of death
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
- member of the crew of
- STS-51-L
- married name
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe
- birth name
- Sharon Christa Corrigan
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- STS-51-L
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
McAuliffe received her bachelor's degree in education and history from Framingham State College in 1970 and her master's degree in education, supervision and administration from Bowie State University in 1978. McAuliffe took a teaching position as a social studies teacher at Concord High School in New Hampshire in 1983.
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