One of those seven astronauts was Christa McAuliffe. Set to become the first teacher in space, McAuliffe had a whole lesson plan ready to teach the world in 1986. Millions of kids would have tuned ...

Cancel anytime. 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.

TV viewers witnessed a tragedy in the skies above Florida. America lost is favorite astronaut-teacher Christa McAuliffe.

NASA then posted “Christa McAuliffe’s Lost Lessons” online, a resource for students everywhere. Victor, the sculptor, comes ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — 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.

One of them was a New Hampshire teacher whose name was soon to go down in history. "This is Christa McAuliffe, live from the Challenger." Christa had been chosen from thousands as the country's ...

I was taking in my surroundings when my eyes stopped at a familiar name on the wall — Christa McAuliffe. “Why is her name on this wall?” I wondered as I quickly Googled it. Though familiar ...