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- 1. On the 25th Anniversary of the Challenger Mission – STS-51L January 28, 1986
- 3. On July 19, 1985 Vice President George Bush announced that Sharon Christa McAuliffe had been chosen out of 11,500 applicants to represent the U.S. as the first Citizen in Space, in what NASA called the “Teacher in Space Program”. From that point on America fell in love with Christa and were eager to take the ultimate field trip into space with her!
- 4. July 21, 1985 Metrowest Daily News
- 5. Christa McAuliffe worked at Concord High School from 1982- 1985. She taught courses in economics, law, American history, and a course she developed entitled “The American Woman,” 10th, 11th, and 12th grade.
- 6. October 1985 Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas STS 51-L Training --- Astronaut Francis R. Scobee, 51-L Commander, briefs Payload Specialist Sharon Christa McAuliffe about some of the flight systems of the space Shuttle during a training session in the Johnson Space Center’s Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS). McAuliffe is a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, selected earlier this year to be America’s first citizen/observer in space. The photograph was taken by Michael O’Brien of Life Magazine. NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Photo
- 7. January 1986 Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas (Release date) STS 51-L Training --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe, 51-L payload specialist representing the Teacher in Space Project, descends from a mockup of the Shuttle using a Sky-genie device during an emergency training session in the Johnson Space Center’s mockup and integration laboratory. The photo was taken by Keith Meyers of the New York Times. Photo NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 8. Official Crew Members STS-51L Front Row left to right: Pilot: Michael J. Smith, Commander: Francis R. Scobee, Mission Specialist: Ronald E. McNair. Back Row: Mission Specialist Ellison Onizuka, Payload Specialists: Christa McAuliffe, Gregory P. Jarvis, Mission Specialist: Judith A. Resnik
- 9. December 1985 Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas STS 51-L Teacher and Backup --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe (left), from Concord, New Hampshire, and Barbara R. Morgan of McCall, Idaho, have been named NASA Teacher in Space Project prime and backup payload specialists, respectively, for the first citizen observer position of the STS program, scheduled for a Challenger flight in January 1986. NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Photo Barbara Morgan’s dream of successfully reaching space in 2007 on STS-134 Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission.
- 10. January 28, 1986 Kennedy Space Center, Florida STS 51-L Breakfast --- Crew members of Space Shuttle mission 51-L are seated for breakfast launch morning in the Operations and Checkout Building prior to liftoff of the orbiter Challenger scheduled for 9:22 a.m. The launch was scheduled for January 27, 1986 but was delayed 24 hours due to unacceptable cross winds. Crew members are left to right: Mission Specialist Ellison Onizuka; Payload Specialist Christa McAuliffe; Pilot Michael J. Smith; Commander Francis R. Scobee; Mission Specialist Judith A. Resnik; Mission Specialist Ronald E. McNair; and Payload Specialist Gregory P. Jarvis. NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Photo
- 11. January 28, 1986 Kennedy Space Center, Florida STS 51-L Walk-Out --- Crew members of Space Shuttle Mission 51-L walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Pad-39B where they will board the orbiter Challenger. The seven member crew along with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) is scheduled for liftoff at 9:38am. This will be the first launch from Pad B in over ten years. The launch was scheduled for January 27, 1986 but was delay 24 hours due to unacceptable cross winds. Crew members from front to back are: Commander Francis R. Scobee; Mission Specialists Judith A. Resnik and Ronald E. McNair; Pilot Michael J. Smith; Payload Specialist Christa McAuliffe; Mission Specialist Ellison Onizuka; and Payload Specialist Gregory P. Jarvis. NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Photo
- 12. January 28, 1986 Kennedy Space Center, Florida STS 51-L Launch View --- The space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Pad 39B January 28, 1986 at 11:38am EST with a crew of seven astronauts and the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). An accident 73 seconds after liftoff claimed both crew and vehicle. NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Photo
- 13. January 31, 1986 Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 51-L Memorial Services --- President Ronald Reagan tells a large turnout of JSC employees and family and friends of the 51-L crewmembers about their accomplishments and sacrifices during memorial services held four days following the Challenger accident at KSC. “They slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God,” the Chief Executive told the thousands gathered on the central mall at JSC. Photo NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 14. Honor Guard for Christa – A military honor guard stands at attention as bearers carry the remains of teacher and astronaut Christa McAuliffe to be prepared for burial. Funeral Services for the former Framingham resident were private.
- 17. The primary purpose of the Christa McAuliffe Center is to support teachers in their work. We do this by offering exciting science and math programs designed for both students and teachers, all closely based on the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Frameworks. Some of these programs are created onsite to fulfill educational needs specific to Massachusetts educators. Others are part of networks that impact hundreds of thousands of students and teachers across the US, Canada, and the UK. The Christa McAuliffe Center was established on the campus of Framingham State University to continue the educational mission which was the For More information: life work of FSU's most notable graduate, http://www.christa.org/main_page.htm Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe.
- 18. The materials in the Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Collection document the extensive coverage of the Teacher in Space program established by NASA, as well as materials relating to the educational mission inspired by Christa Corrigan McAuliffe. The collection includes a sampling of Christa’s personal papers and memorabilia. The majority of the McAuliffe Collection includes media coverage of the Challenger mission, tributes and memorials to Christa and Challenger, and schools and scholarships established in her name. The bulk of the collection dates from 1986 to the present. The Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Collection was donated to the Henry Whittemore Library at Framingham State University in January 2000 by Grace Corrigan, Christa’s mother. For more information on the Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Archival Collections feel free to contact: Colleen Previte – Archivist/Special Collections Librarian cprevite@framingham.edu or http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore- library/curriculum-library-archives-and-special- Portrait of Christa McAuliffe by collections/christa-mcauliffe.html artist Mel Bolden