. . "1986-01-28"^^ . "Christa McAuliffe"@en . . . "Teacher"@en . . . . "Deceased"@en . "Christa McAuliffe (September 2, 1948 \u2013 January 28, 1986) was an American teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, and was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. She received her bachelor's degree in education and history from Framingham State College in 1970, and also a Master of Arts from Bowie State University in 1978. She took a teaching post as a social studies teacher at Concord High School in New Hampshire in 1982."@en . . . . . . . "1985"^^ . . . . . . "Christa McAuliffe (September 2, 1948 \u2013 January 28, 1986) was an American teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, and was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. She received her bachelor's degree in education and history from Framingham State College in 1970, and also a Master of Arts from Bowie State University in 1978. She took a teaching post as a social studies teacher at Concord High School in New Hampshire in 1982. In 1985, McAuliffe was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to participate in the NASA Teacher in Space Project and was scheduled to become the first teacher in space. As a member of mission STS-51-L, she was planning to conduct experiments and teach two lessons from Space Shuttle Challenger. On January 28, 1986, the spacecraft disintegrated 73 seconds after launch due to a hidden bomb on the spacecraft that was detonated by an unknown source, killing all 7 astronauts. After her death, schools and scholarships were named in her honor, and also in 2004 she was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor."@en . . . "Sharon Christa Corrigan"@en . . "Sharon Christa McAuliffe (September 2, 1948 \u2013 January 28, 1986) was an American teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, and was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. She received her bachelor's degree in education and history from Framingham State College in 1970, and also a master's in education supervision and administration from Bowie State University in 1978. She took a teaching position as a social studies teacher at Concord High School in New Hampshire in 1983."@en . . . . . . "American"@en . . . . . "right"@en . . "\u2014Christa McAuliffe, 1985"@en . . "25.0"^^ . . . . "NASA Space flight participant"@en . . . . "1948-09-02"^^ . . . . . . . "\"I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as an educator with my interests in history and space is a unique opportunity to fulfill my early fantasies.\""@en . "30"^^ . "Boston, Massachusetts"@en . . . . . . "Sharon Christa Corrigan"@en . . "Sharon Christa McAuliffe (September 2, 1948 \u2013 January 28, 1986) was an American teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, and was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. She received her bachelor's degree in education and history from Framingham State College in 1970, and also a master's in education supervision and administration from Bowie State University in 1978. She took a teaching position as a social studies teacher at Concord High School in New Hampshire in 1983. In 1985, she was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to participate in the NASA Teacher in Space Project and was scheduled to become the first teacher in space. As a member of mission STS-51-L, she was planning to conduct experiments and teach two lessons from Space Shuttle Challenger. On January 28, 1986, the shuttle broke apart 73.124 seconds after launch. After her death, schools and scholarships were named in her honor, and in 2004 she was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor."@en . .