Teacher in Space: Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Legacy

by Colin Burgess

On January 28, 1986, NASA space shuttle orbiter Challenger lifted off into the clear blue skies over Florida on mission STS-51L, carrying a crew of seven, including teacher Christa McAuliffe. Just seventy-three seconds into the launch, a massive explosion tore Challenger apart. This newly revised edition of Teacher in Space tells the story of how McAuliffe graduated from her role as a much-loved high school teacher to occupying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496218167
• ISBN13: 9781496218162
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 8.9"