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	Teacher in Space Project - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Christa McAuliffe was selected to be the first teacher in space in 1984 with Barbara Morgan as her alternate.
		McAuliffe died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which was supposed to make her the first teacher in space, and the first "civilian" (non-aviator) in space.
		The characterization of a "teacher in space" as a "guest astronaut" or "civilian" is intended to distinguish a participant in the program from the more traditional career astronauts and from scientists who might act as mission specialists whose entreé into that career path is based more rigorously on specialized skills.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Teacher_in_Space_Project (247 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on the morning of January 28, 1986, at 11:39 EST, when Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds into its flight (the 25th of the STS program and Challenger's 10th) due to the failure of an O-ring seal in the right solid rocket booster (SRB).
		Christa McAuliffe had been expected to be the first teacher in space, and students worldwide had expected to watch a television broadcast of her delivering a science lesson from space.
		The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on the morning of January 28, 1986, at 11:39 EST, when Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds into its flight (mission 51L/STS-33, the 25th of the STS program and Challenger's 10th) due to the failure of an O-ring seal in the right solid rocket booster (SRB).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Space-Shuttle-Challenger-disaster (7984 words)

	Christa McAuliffe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unfortunately, and tragically, she perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, in which the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff.
		After being chosen as the first teacher in space, McAuliffe was interviewed by many TV personalities, including the likes of Larry King, Johnny Carson, David Letterman, and Regis Philbin.
		The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium in Concord, New Hampshire and The Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center in Pleasant Grove, Utah are named in her memory, as are asteroid 3352 McAuliffe and the McAuliffe crater on the Moon.
	en.wikipedia.org /?title=Christa_McAuliffe (1026 words)

	Teacher in Space Project: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The national aeronautics and space administration (nasa) (established 1958) is the government agency responsible for the united states of americas space...
		Christa McAuliffe[Click link for more facts about this topic] was selected to be the first teacher in space in 1984 with Barbara Morgan[Click link for more facts about this topic] as her alternate.
		Sts-51-l was the 25th launch of a space shuttle and the tenth launch of the challenger....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/te/teacher_in_space_project.htm (235 words)

	Teacher in Space Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		She was part of the NASA Teacher in Space project, selected as its primary candidate in 1985.
		Human Exploration and Development of Space A division of NASA's Office of Space Flight established to open the space frontier by exploring, using, and enabling the development of space and to expand the human experience into the far reaches of space.
		Space Island Group Project Features a project descriptions for building a space station devoted to tourism and 0-G experiments, based on the tanks of the space shuttle.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Teacher_in_Space_Project.html (1027 words)

	Christa McAuliffe
		Christa McAuliffe was selected for the NASA Teacher in Space Project on 19 July 1985.
		A teacher, they believed, would be especially well suited to serve as a pro-NASA spokesperson -- and, of course, who better to inspire the minds of the next generation of astronauts than a school teacher.
		Making the most of her "Teacher in Space" role, McAuliffe was to have taught two lessons from space.
	www.nndb.com /people/114/000032018 (344 words)

	Sea and Sky: Teacher in Space
		On August 27, 1984, President Reagan announced the official formation of the Teacher in Space Project.
		By June 0f 1985, NASA had chosen 114 semifinalists to be the first teacher in space.
		After the challenger accident, NASA decided to cancel the Teacher in Space Project.
	www.seasky.org /spacexp/sky5a11.html (318 words)

	S. Christa McAuliffe
		McAuliffe was selected by NASA as the primary candidate for the Teacher in Space project from over 11,000 teacher applicants.
		She was assigned to fly on the Challenger mission STS 51-L, which was destroyed one minute and 13 seconds after its launch.
		Her assignment on Challenger was to teach lessons from space via satellite to school children across the United States.
	www.amfcse.org /honor/mcauliffe.htm (156 words)

	Christa
		For fourteen long seconds the space craft is buffeted, first by powerful sonic shock waves then high altitude winds; but she breaks free of the turbulence and her engines resume full power.
		Superficially, the presence of a teacher was to signify America's high regard for teaching and schooling.
		A teacher in Challenger was the cheapest way of making the incumbent President look like a supporter of teachers and schooling even though he had set out to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and was making drastic cuts in the Federal education budget.
	www.newfoundations.com /Clabaugh/CuttingEdge/ChristaMcAulif.html (1275 words)

	Space Cowboy Saloon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		TISP candidates were non-pilots, so the teacher would hold the position of Payload Specialist on a Shuttle crew.
		A follower of the space program since childhood, she jumped at the chance to fly when the TISP was announced.
		STS-51-L was the 25th space flight of the Shuttle, and the 33rd flight overall.
	groups.msn.com /spacecowboysaloon/challengersts51l.msnw (1207 words)

	Teacher in Space Patch
		The Teacher in Space Project began as an outgrowth of NASA's Space Flight Participation Program which was designed to expand Space Shuttle flight opportunities to a wider segment of private citizens.
		On August 27, 1984, President Ronald Reagan announced that a teacher would be chosen as the first private citizen to fly on the Space Shuttle.
		Sharon Christa McAuliffe, a high school economics and history teacher in Concord, NH, was selected from among ten finalists to fly the Teacher in Space Project.
	www.countdowncreations.com /pacomtis.htm (230 words)

	The History Buff, Historical Autographs, Documents and Manuscripts by Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe U.S. ...
		Schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe was selected as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project (TISP) on July 19, 1985, from over 11,000 teacher applicants from the United States.
		Project "Classroom Earth" was to include two lessons by McAuliffe, "the ultimate field trip" and "Where we've been, where we're going and why".
		Her goal as the first teacher in space was to "humanize the Space age by giving a perspective from a non-astronaut".
	www.ehistorybuff.com /macual1.html (327 words)

	Space Science Projects (Science Tracer Bullet - Science Reference Services, Library of Congress)
		Sources to assist elementary and secondary school students and teachers in planning, preparing, and executing projects in the space sciences.
		Ideas and instructions for a variety of science projects that examine the characteristics of the space environment and consider forces such as gravity, magnetism, and buoyancy.
		An overview of the history and present and future role of human beings in space, tracing the development of space exploration and discussing the challenges of the present day and the possibilities of the future.
	www.loc.gov /rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/spacesciencetb.html (2316 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Christa McAuliffe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Unfortunately, and tragically, however, she perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which plunged the nation into mourning.
		After being chosen as the first teacher in space, McAuliffe was interviewed by many TV personalities, including Larry King, Johnny Carson, David Letterman, and Regis Philbin.
		Sharon Christa McAuliffe (September 2, 1948 - January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from New Hampshire who died in the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger on STS-51-L. McAuliffe was selected to be the first teacher in space on July 19, 1985.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Christa-McAuliffe (3039 words)

	Texas teachers selected as candidates for space shuttle
		She is one of two Texas teachers competing to serve in NASA's "Teacher in Space Project."
		Warren is in his first year as a teacher and tennis coach at Austin High School.
		One spacebound teacher will be chosen from 120 applicants from U.S. states, territories and schools overseas.
	www.chron.com /content/interactive/space/archives/85/850419-1.html (404 words)

	Welcome to McAuliffe Elementary School
		Christa McAuliffe was selected as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space project on July 19, 1985.
		McAuliffe's responsibility on the Challenger mission was to teach lessons from space via satellite to school children across the United States.
		Project "Classroom Earth" consisted of two lessons: "The Ultimate Field Trip" and "Where We've Been, Where We're Going, and Why?" As the first Teacher in Space, McAullife's goal was to "humanize the Space Age by giving a perspective from a non-astronaut." McAuliffe began teaching in 1970 in Concord, New Hampshire.
	www.alvord.k12.ca.us /McAuliffe/info/history.html (218 words)

	Greensboro's Mike Metcalf - Challenger Finalist Reflects On Disaster
		He was one of 10 national finalists for the Teacher in Space Project in which 11,400 people applied, out of which a final 10 were selected.
		Metcalf said he came across the Teacher in Space Project while writing various grants for the community, some for the town, others for the school.
		He also recalled hearing of a story, shortly after the Challenger exploded, of a teacher at a school going out to plow over a snow sculpture of the space shuttle that had been made by students earlier in the season.
	www.caledonianrecord.com /pages/top_news/story/56228c9d5 (876 words)

	Challenger Center: Students: The Challenger Story: Teacher in Space
		After hearing about the Teacher in Space Project while attending a social studies conference in Washington, D.C., Christa McAuliffe submitted an application on the last day they were being accepted.
		Sounds like it's tailor made for you.'" In her application essay, she wrote, "I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as an educator with my interests in history and space is a unique opportunity to fulfill my early fantasies.
		The remaining candidates went to Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for a week of thorough medical examinations, briefings about space flight, and a series of interviews with senior NASA officials.
	www.challenger.org /teachers/history/index.cfm (810 words)

	STS 51-L (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Christa McAuliffe was selected as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space project on July 19, 1985, from over 11,000 teacher applicants throughout the United States.
		Project "Classroom Earth" consisted of two lessons, "The Ultimate Field Trip" and "Where We've Been, Where We're Going and Why." As the first teacher in space, McAuliffe¹s goal was to "humanize the Space Age by giving a perspective from a non-astronaut."
		She logged 144 hours, 57 minutes in space, and was awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal in 1984.
	challenger.brownsburg.k12.in.us /body_sts_51-l.html (1858 words)

	CMSTE 2003 Summer Teacher Workshops Project Space
		Teachers will select from the GLOBE protocols: atmosphere, hydrology, land cover/biology, and soils based on their interest.
		Teachers will, in turn, set up GLOBE sites at their school and begin teaching students to engage in scientific testing, data collection, and evaluation.
		This course will help teachers learn more about the scientific and social aspects of this monumental event as well as help them prepare to teach about it in their classroom.
	www.cmste.uncc.edu /summercmste/newinstitutes.htm (1167 words)

	Chapter 1: A chill at the Cape - Space History - MSNBC.com
		Having squirmed beneath congressional brickbats and attempts to slash the NASA budget, even to do away with the superbly engineered but devastatingly expensive shuttle program, NASA stoked the Teacher in Space extravaganza as the perfect response to dull the political ax held against it.
		One by one, the spacefarers donned their helmets and, with the assistance of the specialists, climbed through the hatch into the deep and wide recesses of the crew compartment.
		It was a nice public relations touch for those watching on television, including the families of the astronauts who sat three miles distant in their VIP suite.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3077897 (1530 words)

	Christa McAuliffe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When I first heard about the Teacher in Space project, I was very excited.
		On July 19, 1985, Vice President George Bush announced that I was selected from over 11,000 applicants, to be the first Teacher in Space.
		I am also proud that I was picked from 11,000 other teachers to be the first teacher in space.
	students.cdssh.org /woa/ChristaMcAuliffe.html (348 words)

	Therese Knecht Dozier
		Dozier, who has applied to the NASA Teacher in Space Project to be the first private citizen in space, has been teaching for 10 years.
		Dozier says her primary goal as a teacher is to help her students recognize their potential and develop their abilities to their fullest extent.
		It was early that she decided to become a teacher.
	www.ccsso.org /projects/national_teacher_of_the_year/National_Teachers/204.cfm?printthispage=1& (789 words)

	Barbara Morgan Record @ QuiltPlace.com (Quilt Place) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Morgan trained to fly on the ill-fated STS-51-L mission of Space Shuttle Challenger as backup to Christa McAuliffe and has remained involved in the space program since then.
		Morgan was selected as the backup candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project on July 19, 1985.
		Her duties as Teacher in Space Designee included public speaking, educational consulting, curriculum design, and serving on the National Science Foundation's Federal Task Force for Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.
	www.quiltplace.com /encyclopedia/Barbara_Morgan (416 words)

	Ants in Space: Shuttle Hosts High-Flying School Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The ants spinning about in space are harvester ants, large ants found normally in the western United States, not in space.
		Harvester ants are shown here tunneling while in space in the transparent gel that serves as the ants' tunneling medium, food, and water source.
		The ants are a school project in which the students hope to learn how low gravity may affect the ants' behavior.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2003/01/0129_030129_spaceants.html (818 words)

	Space Shuttle Challenger Accident FBI NASA Files
		The launch of a high school teacher as America's first private citizen to fly aboard the Shuttle in NASA's Space Flight Participant Program was promised to open a new chapter in space travel.
		The consensus of the commission appointed to investigate the accident and participating investigative agencies, is that the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger was caused by a failure in the joint between the two lower segments of the right Solid Rocket Motor.
		The specific failure was the destruction of the seals that are intended to prevent hot gases from leaking through the joint during the propellant burn of the rocket motor.
	www.paperlessarchives.com /challenger.html (690 words)

	STS-51L Patch
		The mission also included the flying of the Teacher in Space Project.
		An explosion of the Challenger space craft one minute and 13 seconds after liftoff claimed the lives of all seven crew members.
		Surname of the first teacher in space, Sharon Christa McAuliffe, is followed by a symbolic apple.
	www.countdowncreations.com /pasts51l.htm (114 words)

	Teacher in Space Project - InformationBlast
		Christa McAuliffewas selected to be the first teacher in space in 1984with Barbara Morganas her alternate.
		McAuliffe died during the launch of the 25th Space Shuttlemission, STS-51-L, which was to make her the first teacher in space.
		NASA halted the TISP until 1998amid concerns surrounding the risk of sending civillians to space.
	www.informationblast.com /Teacher_in_Space_Project.html (149 words)

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