Christa McAuliffe
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Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher who became an astronaut, representing the first civilian selected to travel to space as part of NASA's Teacher in Space program. Her story matters because she inspired many people about the possibilities of space exploration and education, though she tragically died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1948-09-02
- Died
- 1986-01-28
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Acting · 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
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Country
- US
- Active from
- 1917-01-03
Article
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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1948 births1986 deaths20th-century American educators20th-century American women educatorsAmerican people of Irish descentAmerican people of Lebanese descentAmerican women astronautsBowie State University alumniEducator astronautsFramingham State University alumniNASA sponsored astronautsPeople from Boston