Christa McAuliffe

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astronaut human spaceflight participant teacher

Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher selected as the first private citizen to fly in space, who tragically died in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

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instanceOf astronaut →
human →
spaceflight participant →
teacher →
awardReceived Congressional Space Medal of Honor →
causeOfDeath Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →
child Caroline McAuliffe →
Scott McAuliffe →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1948-09-02 →
dateOfDeath 1986-01-28 →
educatedAt Bowie State College →
Framingham State College →
employer Concord High School →
ethnicGroup Irish Americans →
familyName McAuliffe →
fieldOfWork education →
history education →
givenName Christa →
Sharon →
heritage Irish-American →
honorificEponym Christa McAuliffe Middle School →
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium →
SS Christa McAuliffe →
mannerOfDeath accident →
memberOf NASA Teacher in Space Project →
nativeLanguage English →
notableFor being the first private citizen selected to fly in space →
dying in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →
occupation astronaut →
social studies teacher →
teacher →
participantIn STS-51-L →
Teacher in Space Project →
partOf crew of Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L →
placeOfBirth Boston →
Massachusetts →
United States of America →
placeOfDeath off the coast of Florida →
over Atlantic Ocean →
religion Roman Catholicism →
residence Concord, New Hampshire →
selectedAsAstronaut 1985 →
sexOrGender female →
spaceMission STS-51-L →
spouse Steven McAuliffe →
subjectOf The Challenger (TV movie) →
workLocation Concord, New Hampshire →
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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →
crewMember
Congressional Space Medal of Honor →
awardedTo
Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial →
commemorates
STS-51L →
crewFatality
Christa McAuliffe ("SS Christa McAuliffe") →
honorificEponym
STS-51L →
payloadSpecialist
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