- Sharon Christa McAuliffe was an American from Concord, New Hampshire, and was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
| Born: | 02 September 1948 Comment | | When did Christa McAuliffe die? / Died | 28 January 1986 | | How many years did Christa McAuliffe live? / Lived | 37 years | | Zodiac sign: | Virgo |
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Christa McAuliffe facts
- She received her bachelor's degree in education and history from Framingham State College in 1970, and also a master's in education supervision and administration from Bowie State University in 1978
- She took a teaching position as a social studies teacher at Concord High School in New Hampshire in 1983
- In 1985, she was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to participate in the NASA Teacher in Space Project and was scheduled to become the first teacher in space
- As a member of mission STS-51-L, she was planning to conduct experiments and teach two lessons from Space Shuttle Challenger
- On January 28, 1986, the shuttle broke apart 73
- 124 seconds after launch
- After her death, schools and scholarships were named in her honor, and in 2004 she was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor
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