Christa McAuliffe
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Sharon Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payload specialist.
McAuliffe in 1985
McAuliffe was a teacher at Concord High School in New Hampshire.
McAuliffe undergoing pre-flight training experiences weightlessness during a KC-135 "vomit comet" flight
McAuliffe (left) and her backup Barbara Morgan (right) try out space food in the canteen of the Johnson Space Center, Sep 10, 1985
STS-118
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STS-118 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by the orbiter Endeavour. STS-118 lifted off on August 8, 2007, from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida and la
Endeavour rendezvous with the ISS
(left to right) Mastracchio, Morgan, Hobaugh, Kelly, Caldwell, Williams and Drew.Space Shuttle program← STS-117STS-120 →
From top to bottom: Orbiter docking system, Spacehab, S5 truss, ESP-3. The CMG is the globe bottom left.
New components added to the International Space Station after flight STS-118/13A.1. (NASA)