Historical Figure
Christa McAuliffe
d. 1986
American teacher and astronaut (1948–1986)
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Key Dates
Death
1986 January 28, 1986 →Biography
Sharon Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payload specialist.
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en los Estados Unidos, el vicepresidente George H. W. Bush anuncia que la maestra Christa McAuliffe será la primera civil que viajará en el transbordador espacial Challenger.
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