Christa McAuliffe: 5 Things To Know About The Teacher Who Tragically Died In The Challenger Disaster
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hollywoodlife.comChallenger: The Final Flight examines the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, which broke apart just 73 seconds after launching on Jan.
28, 1986. All 7 astronauts onboard the Challenger, including Christa McAuliffe, died when the Challenger broke apart due to faulty O-rings on the solid rocket booster.
As a member of the crew, the 37-year-old was a payload specialist, but she was actually going to be the first private citizen to be taken into space. 1.
Christa McAuliffe was going to be the first teacher in space. Christa, who was a social studies teacher in New Hampshire, was chosen from more than 11,000 applicants to participate in the NASA Teacher in Space Project.
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