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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.
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What was the name of the space shuttle in The Challenger disaster?
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
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.
Which women is associated with the space shuttle Challenger disaster?
Christa McAuliffe. She was suppose to be the first teacher in space.
What was the second space shuttle?
Space Shuttle Challenger.
What is the name of the second space shuttle?
Space Shuttle Challenger.
What was the name of the space shuttle that had the first teacher in it?
It was challenger
What was the name of the space shuttle in The Challenger disaster?
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
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.
Which women is associated with the space shuttle Challenger disaster?
Christa McAuliffe. She was suppose to be the first teacher in space.
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 was the second space shuttle?
Space Shuttle Challenger.
Who was the person of interest on the space shuttle challenger?
I think it was going to be the first civilian female school teacher in space.
What is the name of the second space shuttle?
Space Shuttle Challenger.
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.
How do you put aeronautics in a sentenes?
The National Aeronautics and Space association is most famously known for sending a teacher in the Challenger, a space shuttle into space
What year did space shuttle challenger blow up?
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
When did Space Shuttle Challenger disaster happen?
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster happened on 1986-01-28.
