OTD In Space – July 19: Christa McAuliffe Named 1st 'Teacher In Space'
On July 19, 1985, a high school teacher named Christa McAuliffe was selected to become the first American civilian to fly to space.
McAuliffe won NASA's Teacher in Space Project and was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to ride aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Vice President George H. W. Bush made the announcement on July 19, and McAuliffe spent the next year training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Unfortunately, McAuliffe and her six crewmates were killed when the Challenger broke apart shortly after liftoff. Since then, dozens of learning institutions around the world have been named in her honor. She also has an asteroid, a moon crater and a crater on Venus named after her.
McAuliffe won NASA's Teacher in Space Project and was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to ride aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Vice President George H. W. Bush made the announcement on July 19, and McAuliffe spent the next year training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Unfortunately, McAuliffe and her six crewmates were killed when the Challenger broke apart shortly after liftoff. Since then, dozens of learning institutions around the world have been named in her honor. She also has an asteroid, a moon crater and a crater on Venus named after her.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:03In 1985, a high school teacher named Krista McAuliffe
00:06was selected to become the first American to fly to space.
00:09McAuliffe won NASA's Teacher in Space project
00:11and was selected from more than 11,000 applicants
00:14to ride aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
00:16Vice President George H.W. Bush made the announcement on July 19th
00:20and McAuliffe spent the next year training
00:22at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
00:24Unfortunately, McAuliffe and her six crewmates were killed
00:27when the Challenger broke apart shortly after liftoff.
00:30Since then, dozens of learning institutions around the world
00:32have been named in her honor.
00:34She also has an asteroid, a moon crater,
00:36and a crater on Venus named after her.
00:39And that's what happened on this day in space.
00:41♪♪♪