Christa and Steven McAuliffe’s son and daughter were very young at the time she died and was buried in a local cemetery.

Years later, as a tribute to their daughter, McAuliffe’s parents Ed and Grace Corrigan, travelled across the United States, speaking about the importance of education and appropriate funding for ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday ...

Tuesday marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy.The shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff on Jan. 28, 1986.New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe was one of the ...

One of those seven astronauts was Christa McAuliffe. Set to become the first teacher in space, McAuliffe had a whole lesson plan ready to teach the world in 1986. Millions of kids would have tuned ...

I was taking in my surroundings when my eyes stopped at a familiar name on the wall — Christa McAuliffe. “Why is her name on this wall?” I wondered as I quickly Googled it. Though familiar ...

THAT IS THROUGH NASHUA AND MERRIMACK. YOU’LL HIT THE BRAKES. NASA IS HONORING NEW HAMPSHIRE TEACHER CHRISTA MCAULIFFE AND OTHER ASTRONAUTS WHO DIED WHILE PURSUING SPACE EXPLORATION. NASA’S DAY ...

One of them was a New Hampshire teacher whose name was soon to go down in history. "This is Christa McAuliffe, live from the Challenger." Christa had been chosen from thousands as the country's ...