Born on this day in 1948: American teacher and astronaut Christa McAuliffe. McAuliffe was selected for NASAs Teacher in Space program from 11,000 applicants. She was a payload specialist on STS 51-L which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 11:38:00 EST on January 28, 1986. The crew on board the Orbiter Challenger included the spacecraft commander, Mr. F.R. Scobee, the pilot, Commander M.J. Smith (USN), three mission specialists, Dr. R.E. McNair, Lieutenant Colonel E.S. Onizuka (USAF), and Dr. J.A. Resnik, and fellow civilian payload specialist, Mr. G.B. Jarvis. The STS 51-L crew died on January 28, 1986 when Challenger exploded after launch. ow.ly/AZb8V
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:45:13 +0000
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