Christa Mcauliffe Space Center

The mcauliffe shepard discovery center in concord and the christa corrigan mcauliffe center for education and teaching excellence at framingham state university are named in her memory as are the asteroid 3352 mcauliffe the crater mcauliffe on the moon and a crater on the planet venus which was named mcauliffe by the soviet union.
Christa mcauliffe space center. In addition the christa corrigan mcauliffe center at framingham state college was established to carry on her legacy and support the advancement of educational practices throughout the region. Christa mcauliffe was a new hampshire social studies teacher selected from 10 000 applicants for the nasa program to send an educator into space. The ball now sits tattered and worn from age inside its very own glass case with a plaque that reads. High school teacher christa mcauliffe greets family and friends at manchester airport in new hampshire on july 20 1985 after she was announced as the first citizen to go up in space aboard the.
Space shuttle orbiter challenger shortly after its launch from cape canaveral florida on january 28 1986 which claimed the lives of seven astronauts including christa mcauliffe who had won a national screening to become the first teacher in space. Space shuttle challenger january 28 1986 international space station october 19 2016. Since 1990 the space center has been inspiring and influencing the lives of thousands of children teenagers and adults in utah and beyond. Challenger disaster explosion of the u s.
The mcauliffe shepard discovery center is a museum memorial to alan shepard and christa mcauliffe.