Christa McAuliffe wurde am 2 September 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA geboren. Sie war mit Steven McAuliffe verheiratet. Sie starb am 28 Januar 1986 in over Atlantic Ocean.
Was selected from over 11,000 other teacher applicants to be the first
civilian in space as part of the Teacher in Space Program. She was to
teach two 15-minute class sessions from the Challenger space shuttle
via satellite.