Christa McAuliffe’s Death – Cause and Date

Born (Birthday) September 2, 1948

Death Date January 28, 1986

Age of Death 37 years

Cause of Death Accident

Profession Astronaut

The astronaut Christa McAuliffe died at the age of 37. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

American astronaut chosen for the STS-51-L mission from among 11,000 applications. She was scheduled to become NASA’s first teacher in space, but was tragically killed in 1986 when the Challenger exploded. 

She had two children with husband Steven McAuliffe.

Quotes

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“I touch the future. I teach.” (Christa McAuliffe)

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“I really don’t want to say goodbye to any of you people.” (Christa McAuliffe)

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“Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can.” (Christa McAuliffe)

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“I can remember in early elementary school when the Russians launched the first satellite. There was still so much unknown about space. People thought Mars was probably populated.” (Christa McAuliffe)

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“NASA was going to pick a public school teacher to go into space, observe and make a journal about the space flight, and I am a teacher who always dreamed of going up into space.” (Christa McAuliffe)

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