Christa McAuliffe
American educator and astronaut · United States · On the map · Astronauts · Lived 1948 to 1986 · aged 37
Sharon Christa McAuliffe 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.
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McAuliffe was a teacher at Concord High School in New Hampshire.
McAuliffe undergoing pre-flight training experiences weightlessness during a KC-135 "vomit comet" flight
McAuliffe (left) and her backup Barbara Morgan (right) try out space food in the canteen of the Johnson Space Center, Sep 10, 1985
Challenger crew from left to right: (front row) Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair; (back row) Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnik
McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan
In 2024, a statue of McAuliffe was unveiled on the grounds of the New Hampshire State House, the first woman and first non-elected official so honored
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Lived 1948 to 1986 · aged 37
