The Challenger Shuttle 25 Years Later

In Preparation for her mission, McAuliffe trains in a simulated zero gravity environment. A teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, McAuliffe was one of 11,000 who applied to NASA's Teacher
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Christa McAuliffe
In preparation for her mission, McAuliffe trains in a simulated zero gravity environment. A teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, McAuliffe was one of 11,000 who applied to NASA's Teacher in Space Project. She would have been the first teacher in space.

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