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Sharon Christa Corrigan Born Boston, MA
Born Sharon Christa Corrigan on September 2, 1948 to Edward and Grace, Sharon was the oldest of five children. -
Christa Graduates High School
Christa graduated from Marian High School located in Framingham in June 1966
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Christa Begins College at Framingham State College
Christa began her history degree at Framingham State College.
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Christa Graduates from FSC
Christa graduated from Framingham State College in 1970. -
Moves to Maryland
Once she moved to Maryland, Christa would soon marry Steve McAuliffe. -
Wedding to Steve McAuliffe
Christa married Steve McAuliffe after college. -
Begins Teaching in Morningside Maryland
Christa's first teaching job was teaching American history at Benjamin Foulois Junior High School in Morningside, Maryland.
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Bowie State University
Christa started a graduate course in education supervision and administration at Bowie State University in 1971.
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1971-1978 Taught at Thomas Johnson Middle School
Christa taught History and Civics at Thomas Johnson Middle school for seven years in Lanham, MD.
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Christa's Son Scott was Born
On September 1st 1976, Christa's son Scott was born. -
Graduation from Bowie State University
In June of 1978 Christa McAuliffe got a masters degree in education from Bowie State University
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Moves to Concord New Hampshire
In 1978 Christa moved to Concord, New Hampshire wth her family.
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Christa's Daughter Caroline is born.
August 24 1979, Christa McAuliffe's daughter Caroline was born. -
Teaching at New Hampshire
In 1978 she began teaching in New Hampshire and began at Rundlett Junior Highschool in Concord, and transferred to Bow memorial school in Bow.
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Teacher in Space Project Begins
In November 1984 President Ronald Regan announced the Teacher In Space Project. -
Files Application for Teacher in Space
February 1st, 1985 Christa McAuliffe filed an application for the space program. -
TISP 114 Semi Finalists Chosen
In June 1985 Christa was a semi finalist for the space program along with 113 other teachers. -
TISP Awarded Christa the Assingment on first teacher in space.
Christ McAuliffe was awarded the assignment of 1st teacher in space by NASA Space flight evaluation commitee. -
Christa McAuliffe Day, Concord, NH
Christa went home and recieved commendations from her town and state. The National Education Association also commended Christa on her assignment to be the first teacher in space. -
Begins Training for Space
On September 9, 1985 Christa McAuliffe begins astronaut training for mission 51-L. They were going to deploy a communications satellite and use a machine to study Halley's Comet's tail. -
Lessons from space
Because teaching was so important to her, Christa made two lessons to be broadcast from space. -
Launch rescheduled
January 22 ws the original launch date. It was rescheduled because of weather problems. -
Rescheduled Again
The launch date was rescheduled again for "other" problems. -
Mechanical Problems
Launch date rescheduled for mechanical problems. -
Launch at Last
January 28 was the final launch date. 74 seconds after launch the fuel tanks exploded and eveyone on board died. -
Christa's Burial
Christa McAuliffe's remains returned to New Hampshire for burial. -
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Christa and the Challenger crew were awarded with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by President Geroge W. Bush on July 23, 2004.
