The other finalists for the school name included Sharon “Christa” McAuliffe, a social studies teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, who was one of seven crewmembers killed during the launch of ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Decades after she was picked to be America’s first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history.

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 ...

The space shuttle Challenger exploded on live TV, 73 seconds after launch, killing Concord teacher Christa McAuliffe and her six crewmates. Kathleen Young was one of those kids watching — from ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history.