"Christa" will look at the life of McAuliffe, from her time as a teacher in New Hampshire to selection for the infamous Space Shuttle Challenger mission to her legacy. McAuliffe and the Challenger ...
McAuliffe was 37 when she was killed, one of the seven crew members aboard the Challenger when the space shuttle broke apart on live TV on Jan. 28, 1986.
(This practice mostly ceased after the Challenger shuttle explosion of 1986, after which the military shifted to expendable rockets.) NASA focussed on reducing space costs, while the Soviet Union ...
The film delves into McAuliffe’s journey, from her beginnings as a social studies teacher at Concord High School to her historic selection for the Space Shuttle Challenger mission, and also ...