Christa McAuliffe and “The Teacher in Space Project” Sharon Christa Corrigan, best known as Christa McAuliffe, was born on September 2, 1948 in Boston Massachusetts. She died on January 28, 1986 because of the Challenger space shuttle exploding seventy-three seconds after take-off, in Florida. McAuliffe would be the first teacher/civilian in space that was not an astronaut, she would go through training like astronauts do, plan lessons
How many times do you get in your car, thinking it will explode? probably never. The passengers on the Challenger didn't think so either. The Challenger explosion was a disastrous and life changing event in history. Many things happened before the challenger exploded into fire. The cost of the space shuttle was around 1.2 billion. (Hanson 26+) To avoid disaster and any troubles, millions of dollars were wasted in attempt to keep the Challenger safe. Many things like Space simulation for failure,
astronauts that were lost the day of the disaster. He conducted his speech not only to mourn the death of The Challenger astronauts, but for the families and those who were impacted from this event. He especially called out to the children that Christa McAuliffe (the first teacher in space) taught, who were watching this event live (many in person) as the shuttle took off. As the President of the United States, Reagan needed to address the Country in order to comfort them and assure them nothing like
The challenger shuttle disaster was a catastrophic event on January 28, 1986. The unthinkable happened as the shuttle burst 73 seconds after takeoff leaving all seven crew members dead. This included teacher in space Christa McAuliffe who was going to teach lessons from space to children in schools across the nation. This devastating end to a much celebrated launch brought tears to the eyes of many including the school children watching the unsuccessful launch. The tragedy led many to questioning
One Friday night, the Parker family gathered around their 1962 television to watch the nightly news. When watching, the news reporter described the near future plans for the trip to the moon. The family, thinking quietly to themselves, had much doubt in their minds. The father turned to his wife in confusion and said “People on the moon? That is crazy! I have never heard of such a thing.” “You are not actually believing what they are saying, are you?” “No, that is impossible! They may be able to
1986, the American shuttle Challenger was completely destroyed 73 seconds after liftoff, a catastrophic end to the shuttle's tenth mission. This disaster took the lives of all seven astronauts aboard. One of those astronauts was a teacher, Christa McAuliffe, who was selected to go on the mission and still teach but teach to students all over the United States from space. It was later determined that two rubber O-rings, which had been designed to separate the sections of the rocket booster, had failed
including school age children. This flight was significant to school age children, as they were encouraged to watch the launch of the Challenger from their classrooms. This flight included Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from New Hampshire. Other average Americans were affected by this tragedy, because Christina McAuliffe was also the first American civilian chosen to fly into space. For the men and women working at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), it was particularly hard, as no astronaut
be filled with excitement and exploration, suddenly turned into a day filled with tragedy and sadness. The space shuttle Challenger was supposed to carry a seven member crew into orbit with one unique member along for this particular mission. Christa McAuliffe was supposed to be the first teacher to go into space as a member of the Teacher in Space Project. Due to this occasion, the media coverage and the number of viewers of this mission was extensive, particularly in schools across the nation. The
in to these two tragedies. When the Challenger shuttle was set to launch NASA was feeling political pressure to gain congressional support for the space program, to help gain this support the shuttle crew had a high school teacher on board, Christa McAuliffe, and millions of people were excited and tuned into watch. NASA officials were hoping that this new endeavor would help generate funding since the U.S. budget deficit was soaring and they were afraid that their budget could be cut. Technical
Space Administration (NASA) set a new milestone with its space shuttle the Challenger. During this time space exploration was very important in the American culture. The Challenger shuttle had a crew of seven men and women, including a teacher Christa McAuliffe from the space program. On this Tuesday morning most of America watched and listen as the twenty fifth shuttle mission took off with what was thought to be no complications. A short time of seventy three seconds after the shuttle was launched
One of the greatest tragedies in history occurred on January 8, 1986. Shortly after it was launched, the space shuttle Challenger exploded, killing seven astronauts, including Christa McAuliffe, a New Hampshire schoolteacher chosen to be the first teacher in space (“Challenger Disaster, n.d.). The explosion was caused by a failure of the O-rings of the solid rocket boosters. The O-rings were unable to seat properly, causing the leaking of hot combustion gases, which burnt through the external fuel
for the world's first fleet of reusable manned spaceships. A spike in public interest in the flight had been caused by the fact that a normal United States citizen was chosen to fly abroad the space shuttle. The lucky person was named Sharon Christa McAuliffe, age 37. She was a high school teacher who had been selected through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) sweepstakes from more than 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space. Her job during once in a lifetime experience
whole system. Seven astronauts were killed in the disaster: commander Francis R. Scobee, pilot Michael J. Smith, mission specialists Judith A. Resnik, Ellison S. Onizuka, and Ronald E. McNair, and payload specialists Gregory B. Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. McAuliffe had been selected the preceding year as the first "teacher in space," a civilian spokesperson for the shuttle program. The tragedy brought an immediate halt to shuttle flights until systems could be analyzed and redesigned. A presidential
cold or freezing weather. That was what happened on the cold morning of January 28, 1986. The people on board the shuttle on January 28, 1986 were Lieutenant Ellison Onizuka, an Air Force Officer; Commander Michael Smith, a Navy officer; Christa McAuliffe, a high-school teacher in New Hampshire; Dick Scobe, a Navy officer; Greg Jarvis, an engineer; Judy Resnik, an astronaut; and Ronald McNair, an astronaut.
eighty-six . Originally slated to be the State of the Union Address, President Reagan instead addressed the tragedy of the Challenger Space Shuttle that exploded mid-flight earlier that day. The seven-member crew perished in the explosion including Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher in space. In the twenty-five years of the United States space program’s history, this was the second time a space shuttle’s crew had been killed. The previous incident being nineteen years earlier, involving
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were in a race to who would reach space first. While the United States is often thought of as the best in many ways, the Soviet Union was able to get to space first with Sputnik. This was scary for the United States because the Soviet Union was able to send people and missiles into the air and the United States could not do that same. There was an urgency for the United States space program. Up until this point, women had only played “supporting
America. The space program was back to life. The Challenger Mission was a highly publicized event even before the accident. A teacher, Sharon Christa McAuliffe, was to be a part of the Space Shuttle Challenger's crew. She was chosen from among more than 11,000 applicants from the education profession for entrance into the astronaut ranks. NASA selected McAuliffe for this position in the summer of 1984 and in the fall she took a year-long leave of absence from teaching, during which time NASA would pay
Jade Lung Ms. Davis College Prep English 1 11 April 2017 Challenger Explosion Tragedy When the shuttle was launched, everyone was full of joy, but seventy three seconds later everyone became dumbfounded. The shuttle had exploded and seven crew members died. Monica Cunningham was twenty years old when the terrible disaster of the STS-51-L NASA shuttle orbiter had occurred. Monica was part of the navy and happened to be on board the USS Nimitz the day of this accident. January twenty eighth
Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States of America during the Cold War era. On January 28th, 1986, he gave a speech to discuss the tragedy of the Challenger Space Shuttle, which exploded in atmosphere. The speech was delivered in the Oval Office during his State of the Union Address. He was attempting to inform and comfort America about the disaster. The author uses multiple rhetorical devices in his speech. The importance of these devices is to convey a goal of the author to persuade
For my civic engagement activity I volunteered to be a chaperone for Joel P Jensen Middle School’s Mesa Club field trip to Christa Mcauliffe Space Education Center. I happened to walk into one of the clubs leaders classroom when she was stressed out because she needed a fourth chaperone for the field trip. She had more students going which entailed another chaperone. 2. Why did you choose that activity? I chose to volunteer for this activity because it was a once in a lifetime experience. I love