Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe during microgravity training on the KC-135 reduced-gravity zero-G aircraft January 8, 1986. McAuliffe, was selected as a teacher in space to fly on the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L which ended in catastrophic failure with the destruction of Challenger, 73 seconds after lift-off killing all aboard.

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Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe during microgravity training on the KC-135 reduced-gravity zero-G aircraft January 8, 1986. McAuliffe, was selected as a teacher in space to fly on the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L which ended in catastrophic failure with the destruction of Challenger, 73 seconds after lift-off killing all aboard.

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