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Who was the NASA teacher who was chosen to be a part of the challenger space flight?
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Christa McAuliffe. Just in case, she didn't teach for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Who is the educator selected to be the first teacher in space?
Christa McAuliffe was chosen to be the first teacher in space, but she died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on launch.
What is the name of the teacher who was killed in a space shuttle flight?
The teacher who was killed in a space shuttle flight was Christa McAuliffe. She was selected to be part of the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger for the NASA Teacher in Space Project in 1986, but tragically, the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch, resulting in the loss of all onboard, including McAuliffe.
What was the space shuttle Challenger?
== == The Challenger was a space shuttle that exploded 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all 7 brave astronauts on board, including Christa McAuliffe, who was chosen from 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space.
Which space shuttle was destroyed in flight?
challenger
This space shuttle was destroyed in flight.?
Challenger
When did the space shuttle challenger disaster occur?
Challenger Disaster The space shuttle Challenger lifted off on Tuesday January 28, 1986 at 11:38:00 a.m. EST. Seventy three seconds into the mission, Challenger exploded, killing the entire crew of seven, including Christa McAuliffe, who was chosen from 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space.
Who was the teacher on the space shuttle Challenger?
Her name was Christa McAuliffe, and she was selected America's Teacher in Space in 1985 over almost 11,000 applicants, 114 semifinalist and 10 finalists. The program had been announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. The New Hampshire high school teacher spent five months training for a flight on the space shuttle Challenger. She had hoped to record her flight and conduct lessons from the shuttle all about space travel. She and her six crewmates on the Challenger were killed when the shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral on January 28, 1986. She was 37.
What was the name of the space shuttle that had the first teacher in it?
It was challenger
The first mission to carry a teacher into space?
CHALLENGER
What year did the challenger disaster happened?
The Challenger Space Shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all 7 brave astronauts on board, including Christa McAuliffe, who was chosen from 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space.
What First mission to to carry a teacher into space?
The first teacher in space was to be on the tenth Challenger flight, STS-51-L, and the teacher selected was Christa McAuliffe as part of the 'Teacher in Space' project.Regrettably Christa was killed when the space shuttle Challenger was traveling towards space and exploded 73 seconds after launch. She did not actually reach space.In August 2007, Christa's back-up, made it into space as an 'educator astronaut' (although NASA apparently avoided calling her a 'teacher in space', as she had to give up her role as teacher on becoming an astronaut) on board STS-118, which launched on August 8, 2007.
What was the first mission to carry a teacher into space?
The first teacher in space was to be on the tenth Challenger flight, STS-51-L, and the teacher selected was Christa McAuliffe as part of the 'Teacher in Space' project.Regrettably Christa was killed when the space shuttle Challenger was traveling towards space and exploded 73 seconds after launch. She did not actually reach space.In August 2007, Christa's back-up, made it into space as an 'educator astronaut' (although NASA apparently avoided calling her a 'teacher in space', as she had to give up her role as teacher on becoming an astronaut) on board STS-118, which launched on August 8, 2007.
