Christa McAuliffe: A Teacher in Space

 Who was Christa McAuliffe?

• An astronaut from California

• A teacher from New Hampshire

• A scientist who worked for NASA

• A pilot of the space shuttle

What special plan did NASA make in 1984?

• To build a new space shuttle

• To send a teacher into space to teach students

• To explore a new planet

• To train astronauts to fly planes

What did Christa McAuliffe learn during her training?

• How to swim in the ocean

• How to live in space and float in zero gravity

• How to drive a spaceship on Earth

• How to teach students on TV

4. What happened on January 28, 1986?

• Christa taught her first lesson from space

• Christa and the Challenger astronauts safely returned to Earth

• The space shuttle Challenger broke apart, and no one survived

• Christa won a teaching award

Why is Christa McAuliffe remembered as a hero?

• She became the first astronaut to walk on the moon

• She lost her life in the pursuit of space exploration

• She built the space shuttle Challenger

• She discovered a new planet