Christa McAuliffe Biography

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NAME: Christa McAuliffe
OCCUPATION: Educator
BIRTH DATE: September 02, 1948
DEATH DATE: January 28, 1986
EDUCATION: Framingham State College, Bowie State College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Framingham, Massachusetts
PLACE OF DEATH: Orlando, Florida
Originally: Sharon Christa Corrigan
AKA: Sharon Corrigan
AKA: Christa McAuliffe
AKA: S. Christa Corrigan

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High school teacher Christa McAuliffe was the first American civilian selected to go into space. She died in the space shuttle Challenger’s explosion in 1986.

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Lasting Legacy

After her death, this courageous educator received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. As a tribute to her memory, a planetarium in Concord has been named after her as well as an asteroid and a crater on the moon. The Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Center at Framingham State College was established to support teachers and offers science and mathematics programs.

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