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She planned to teach two 15-minute lessons from the Space Shuttle. [3] McAuliffe died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. [4] [5] After the accident, Reagan spoke on national television and assured the nation that the Teacher in Space program would continue. "We'll continue our quest in space", he said.
Sharon Christa McAuliffe (née Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) 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.
The Space Shuttle Columbia was lost as it returned from a two-week mission when previously detected damage to the shuttle's thermal protection system (TPS) resulted in the spacecraft breaking apart during reentry at an altitude of just under 65 km and a speed of about Mach 19. Investigation revealed that a piece of foam insulation had fallen ...
The year 1986 saw the destruction of Space Shuttle Challenger shortly after lift-off, killing all seven aboard, [1] the first in-flight deaths of American astronauts. This accident followed the successful flight of Columbia just weeks earlier, [2] and dealt a major setback to the U.S. crewed space program, suspending the Shuttle program for 32 months.
2003 Alcântara VLS accident, Alcântara, Brazil – occurred on ground before launch 7: 28 January 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, crashed over Florida, U.S. 7: 1 February 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, crashed over Texas and Louisiana, U.S. 6-300+ 15 February 1996
Oct. 14—An assistant principal of a local middle school died in a car crash over the weekend, Santa Fe Public Schools announced Monday. Sue Greig was killed and Mark Waugh, a Milagro Middle ...
According to KCAL-TV news, the woman was an elementary teacher in Palmdale, California. A man who described himself as the 27-year-old victim’s uncle said that the school had called the family ...
On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board.It was the second Space Shuttle mission to end in disaster, after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986.