Christa McAuliffe Astronaut
Christa McAuliffe is a 37 years old astronaut from United States of America from Boston, Massachusetts. Christa McAuliffe was born on September 02, 1948 (died on January 28, 1986, she was 37 years old) in Boston, Massachusetts as Sharon Christa Corrigan.
About
Birth name of Christa McAuliffe is Sharon Christa Corrigan
No, she died on 01/28/1986, 38 years ago. She was 37 years old when she died. Cause of death: Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. She died in Cape Canaveral and buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Family
Husband
Steven J. McAuliffe
She married with Steven J. McAuliffe in 1970. Christa McAuliffe was 21 and Steven J. McAuliffe was 21 years old. After 16 years, 27 days, in 1986 Christa passed away.
Awards (1)
Awarded Congressional Space Medal of Honor .
Education
She graduated from Framingham State University and Bowie State University
What was Christa's zodiac sign?Christa McAuliffe zodiac sign was virgo.
Other facts about Christa McAuliffe
| Status | Killed during mission |
|---|---|
| Type | NASA |
| Married name | Sharon Christa McAuliffe , start time: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Family name | Corrigan. Show people with the surname Corrigan , end time: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z , series ordinal: 1 , object has role: name at birth |
| Astronaut mission | STS-51-L , series ordinal: 1 |
| Employer | National Aeronautics And Space Administration , position held: astronaut |
| Given name | Sharon , series ordinal: 1 |
| Member of the crew of | STS-51-L , object has role: Payload Specialist 2 |
| Significant event | Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster |
| Manner of death | Accident |
| Date of death | 1986-01-28T00:00:00Z |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Cause of death | Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster |
| Native language | English |
| Place of birth | Boston |
| Part of | Teacher In Space Project |
| Birth name | Sharon Christa Corrigan |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Place of death | Cape Canaveral |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 004280233 |
| Number of children | 2 |
| US National Archives Identifier | 10569739 |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Time in space | 0 |
