CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ,AMERICAN ASTRONAUT DIED ON MISSION BORN ON SEPTEMBER 2 ,1948- JANUARY 28,1986
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ,AMERICAN ASTRONAUT DIED ON MISSION BORN ON SEPTEMBER 2 ,1948- JANUARY 28,1986 Synopsis Christa McAuliffe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 2, 1948. A high school teacher, she made history when she became the first American civilian selected to go into space in 1985. On January 28, 1986, McAuliffe boarded the Challenger space shuttle in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The shuttle exploded shortly after lift-off, killing everyone on board. Early Life Born Sharon Christa Corrigan on September 2, 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts, Christa McAuliffe was the first of five children born to Edward and Grace Corrigan. When she was 5, she and her family moved to Framingham, Massachusetts. An adventurous child, McAuliffe grew up in a quiet, suburban neighborhood during the space age. McAuliffe graduated from Marian High School in 1966 and enrolled at Framingham State College, where she studied American history and...