Occupation: Teacher
Birth Date: September 02, 1948
Death Date: January 08, 1986
Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher in Concord, was selected to go aboard the Challenger in 1986 as the first United States civilian in space, and the first teacher to ever go in space. Her mission was to teach her students directly from space. As Christa's family, including her two children stood watching the Challenger blast off, they sadly witnessed one of the most heartbreaking and tragic events to ever occur in U.S. history. Shortly after being launched, the Challenger exploded killing Christa and all of the members aboard. Christa still lives on today in "Christa McAuliffe Elementary School" located in Saratoga, California. Christa quotes "I really don't want to say goodbye to any of you people, no mission has had trouble this far."
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