McAuliffe, S. Christa Corrigan (1948–1986)
American astronaut and schoolteacher who flew aboard flight STS-51L of the
Space Shuttle Challenger as a
participant in NASA's Teacher in Space Project. She and the other six members
of the crew died when the Shuttle exploded just over a minute after launch
(see Challenger disaster).
McAuliffe taught economics, law, and American history at Concord High School
in New Hampshire. She was selected by NASA as the primary candidate for
the Teacher in Space Project in 1985 and flew as a payload specialist on
STS-51L.
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