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Birthday
*** ,1948
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January 28, 1986 (37 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
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Celebrities born on September 2
Born in 1948
Born in Boston, Massachusetts
Virgo named Christa
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Christa McAuliffe
Sharon Christa McAuliffe is an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, and one of seven crew members killed in the space shuttle Challenger disaster. She received a BA in Education and History from Framingham State College in 1970 and a Master of Education, Supervision and Administration from Bowie State University in 1978. She undertook teaching positions as Education Associate of Social Studies at Concord High School in New Hampshire in 1983. In 1985, McAuliffe was selected from more than 11,000 people who signed up to join NASA's Teachers in Space project and became the first teacher in space. As a member of the STS-51-L mission, she planned to conduct experiments and teach two lessons from the Challenger Space Shuttle. On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle shattered 73 seconds after launch, killing everyone on board.
BornSharon Christa Corrigan, September 02, 1948, Boston, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 28, 1986, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBowie State University, Framingham State College
OccupationTeacher, Astronaut
Children2

About Christa McAuliffe

Christa McAuliffe
Christa McAuliffe

Astronaut Christa McAuliffe was born on September 2, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (She dies at the age of 37, on January 28, 1986).

From 11,000 applications, an American astronaut was selected for the STS-51-L mission. She was scheduled to become NASA's first teacher in space, but was tragically killed in 1986 when the Challenger exploded.

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Christa McAuliffe before becoming famous

Christa McAuliffe was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1948 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

She began her career as an American history teacher in a Maryland middle school.

Achievement of Christa McAuliffe

In 2004, she was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor posthumously.

Christa McAuliffe's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

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Christa McAuliffe

With her husband, Steven McAuliffe, she has two children.

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Christa McAuliffe Collabed with

One of her personal heroes, she said, is astronaut Astronaut John Glenn.

John Glenn (1921 - 2016) (Astronaut)
John Glenn (1921 - 2016)

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Christa McAuliffe Income & Net worth

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