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Christa McAuliffe
Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher and astronaut from New Hampshire who was selected to be the first…
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Hello! My name is Christa McAuliffe. My very favorite thing to do was be a teacher. I loved showing my students how exciting the world is. We learned about history and people from long ago. I always told my students to follow their biggest, most exciting dreams. My biggest dream was to go up, up, up into space!
One day, I got amazing news! I was chosen to be the very first teacher to travel into space on a real space shuttle called Challenger. I was so excited! I wanted to teach lessons from space and show everyone what our beautiful Earth looked like from way up high. I practiced floating like an astronaut and learned all about the big rocket ship. I couldn't wait for the big day to blast off!
My journey on the space shuttle in 1986 was very short, but my dream of teaching from space inspired so many people. I lived to be 37 years old. People remember me as the teacher who reached for the stars. I hope my story helps you remember to always be curious, to keep learning, and to chase your own wonderful dreams, no matter how big they seem.
Christa McAuliffe
Hello! My name is Christa McAuliffe. My very favorite thing to do was be a teacher. I loved showing my students how exciting the world is. We learned about history and people from long ago. I always told my students to follow their biggest, most exciting dreams. My biggest dream was to go up, up, up into space!
One day, I got amazing news! I was chosen to be the very first teacher to travel into space on a real space shuttle called Challenger. I was so excited! I wanted to teach lessons from space and show everyone what our beautiful Earth looked like from way up high. I practiced floating like an astronaut and learned all about the big rocket ship. I couldn't wait for the big day to blast off!
My journey on the space shuttle in 1986 was very short, but my dream of teaching from space inspired so many people. I lived to be 37 years old. People remember me as the teacher who reached for the stars. I hope my story helps you remember to always be curious, to keep learning, and to chase your own wonderful dreams, no matter how big they seem.
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Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher and astronaut from New Hampshire who was selected to be the first participant in the NASA Teacher in Space Project. She died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28th, 1986.
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