wiki Word:  Christa McAulliffe

Definition: Christa McAulliffe was to be the first civilian in space. Her mission ended tragically when the shuttle exploded but her mission lives on.

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 Christa McAulliffe was born in 1948 in Massachusetts. She was a natural teacher and everyone who knew her knew she would be a great one after she graduated fromcollege. She inspired her students and loved to take them on field trips so she could show them what she taught them. She entered a contest to be the first person in space which President Regan decided should be a teacher because teachers get people excited about learning. She won "The Ultimate Field Trip" as she called the trip on the Challenger. She was going to teach two lessons from the Challenger. On January 28, 1986her dream became reality as she lifted off. Just 73 seconds later, the dream became a tragedy as the Challenger exploded and killed everyone on board. Her words still inspire people today, "That's our new frontier out there and it's everybody's business to know about space." Christa's motto was, "I touch the future, I teach." She is still teaching us today.

 

 

 

 

 

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 Christa's love of the space program and the fact that she was a teacher was important to the NASA space program. Her mother told the world that her mission to teach the world and her dream to travel through space needs to never be forgotten. Christa's tragedy inspired our country to make her dream come true. Just last year teacher, Barbara Morgan, fulfilled Christa's dream as she blasted off on Endeavour. At 73 seconds, Mission Control said, "Morgan racing towards space on the wings of a legacy." Christa inspired our space program to go forward to explore the frontier.

 

 

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http://www.starhop.com/cm_bio.htm

 

 

 

 

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