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. [2]

2014年4月2日 · A high school teacher, Christa McAuliffe made history when she became the first American civilian selected to go into space in 1985. On January 28, 1986, McAuliffe boarded the Challenger space...

2025年1月24日 · Christa Corrigan McAuliffe (born Sept. 2, 1948, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Jan. 28, 1986, in-flight, off Cape Canaveral, Fla.) was an American teacher who was chosen to be the first private citizen in space.

2024年4月9日 · Christa McAuliffe was not NASA’s first nontraditional astronaut. By the time she stepped onto the Challenger, NASA had already given political figures seats on space shuttle flights...

NASA EXPERIENCE: Christa McAuliffe was selected as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project on July 19, 1985. She was a payload specialist on STS 51-L which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 11:38:00 EST on January 28, 1986.

History teacher Christa McAuliffe won the Teacher-In-Space program competition to become the first citizen passenger to go to space. Believing that “space is for everyone,” she hoped her participation would help demystify and humanize the space program.

2020年9月15日 · Christa McAuliffe was used to speaking in front of people, but on July 18, 1985, she found herself in an extraordinary situation, admitting, “It’s not often that a teacher is at a loss for...

NASA EXPERIENCE: Christa McAuliffe was selected as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project on July 19, 1985. She was a payload specialist on STS 51-L which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 11:38:00 EST on January 28, 1986.

2022年8月2日 · Christa McAuliffe was chosen to be the first American civilian in space, but she died after the space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986. Her trip to outer space was supposed to be the "Ultimate Field Trip."

Sharon “Christa” Corrigan McAuliffe was born on September 2, 1948, in Framingham, Massachusetts. She earned a B.A. in history from Framingham State College in 1970, and in the same year, married Steven McAuliffe.