Tuesday marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy.The shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff on Jan. 28, 1986.New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe was one of the seven ...

Christa McAuliffe, a teacher at Concord High School in Concord, New Hampshire, was selected by NASA to be the first teacher to go into space aboard the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger. Forty years ...

As the Challenger launch date approached in January 1986, sixth-grader Kim Bleier rushed home from the Conant School each afternoon to catch the latest news on television, captivated by a mission that ...

Decades after she was picked to be America’s first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer — this time as the first woman to be memorialized on the grounds of New Hampshire’s Statehouse ...

CONCORD, N.H. – Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history. Nearly ...

A new documentary about the life and legacy of Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher selected for space travel is airing on PBS. "Christa" will look at the life of McAuliffe, from her time as a teacher ...

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Christa McAuliffe, a teacher at Concord High School in Concord, New Hampshire, was selected by NASA to be the first teacher to go into space aboard the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger. She planned ...

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