The teacher spoke with PEOPLE 40 years ago, where she shared her excitement about the space voyage Bettman; Corbis/VCG via Getty Teacher Christa McAuliffe had no reservations about her Jan 28, 1986, ...
On July 19, 1985, a high school teacher named Christa McAuliffe was selected to become the first American civilian to fly to space. McAuliffe won NASA's Teacher in Space Project and was selected from ...