Teacher In Space

Sharon christa mcauliffe née corrigan.

Teacher in space. The application process was demanding and lengthy. Silver dollar will depict the first teacher to launch towards outer space in a way that is representative of all. She was the next choice for the teacher in space program in 1986. Sadly christa mcauliffe was not destined to become the first teacher in space.

In 1984 president ronald reagan announced the creation of the teachers in space project a nasa initiative that would bring teachers into space and allow them to share their experiences with their. So she went back to her school. Finally in july of 1985 nasa chose new hampshire teacher christa mcauliffe to be the first teacher in space and idaho teacher barbara morgan as her backup. She is barbara morgan.

Teacher in space project 1985 missions. The project would carry teachers into space as payload specialists who would return to their classrooms to share the experience with their students. Nasa has one educator astronaut. Finalists traveled to washington dc then to houston for a battery of medical tests briefings and interviews.

Nasa cancelled the program in 1990 following the death of its first participant christa mcauliffe in the space shuttle challenger disaster on january 28. But she kept helping nasa. She was picked as the first educator astronaut. The teacher selected for the honor will blast into space on january 22 1986 aboard the space vehicle challenger according to alan ladwig manager of the spaceflight participant program.

Teachers in space inc. But then there was the challenger accident. The teacher in space project was a nasa program announced by ronald reagan in 1984 designed to inspire students honor teachers and spur interest in mathematics science and space exploration. September 2 1948 january 28 1986 was an american teacher and astronaut from concord new hampshire and one of the seven crew members killed in the space shuttle challenger disaster.

Candidate designs reviewed for teacher in space christa mcauliffe coin a new u s. Is a 501 c 3 non profit educational organization which stimulates student interest in science technology engineering and mathematics stem by providing their teachers with extraordinary space science experiences and industry connections. She has taught second grade third grade and fourth grade.