Who was the first person to fly in the 'Teacher in Space Project'?

I was in labor for my first born....a girl who we named Christa

did u see it on tv when it happens I saw it and it was sad

the explosion was horrific! Went from pride, joy and happiness to tears and sadness for all involved... Horrible day in history.

ShootingStahh1, how beautiful to call your baby after Christa. Such a pretty name

At the time of the crash I was teaching 7th grade English. My students were anxiously awaiting our trip to the library to watch the shuttle. I can't even imagine how it was for the kids when they saw it blow up. It was a day my students or I will never forget.

ObstinatePilot36976, It was beyond sad, it was devastating. I could NOT imagine being her family and watching it blow up the way it did!

I was in Tampa and watching what you can see of the launches from here, which is the jet trail. I'd watched many of them, and I could tell immediately it was wrong.

I don't know about ya'll timeline but I was at lunch from work, and the shopkeeper started flipping out I thought he was joking around he showed me the screen. My stomach sank!

ObstinatePilot36976, Yes, I did. i was home sick from school and my mom thought I'd like to see it. Even at 8 years old I knew that all 7 of them were gone and I went from excitement to tears just like that. For the next few launches I was too traumatized to watch. Bless their souls. 🌹💖

ObstinatePilot36976, I saw it in person. Horrible

To think she was just 38 years old. Everyone remembers that day. She was a hero. She really was .

MikaylaSunrise1967, I was in my 11th grade home room, and watched it on live TV. My homeroom teacher had taught me science.

I was in Clearwater Fla and I saw the Shuttle explode ... I can stilll see the split cloud in the sky

ObstinatePilot36976, I saw it live! I was only 200 miles from the launch location a truck driver school! We stopped to watch the launch which we could see, and hear, from where we were! We were shocked when it suddenly blew up, and school was shut down for the rest of the day!

Ness, prior to becoming a Social Studies teacher in New Hampshire, Ms. McAuliffe was a teacher at Thomas Johnson Jr. High School in Lanham, MD, while I was a student. She was my home-room teacher at the beginning of each day. There is a memorial case dedicated to her at the entrance. Prior to the explosion, as they mentioned the names of those aboard, I thought it was a coincidence regarding the name....

ObstinatePilot36976, One of those rare moments in your life where you remember where you were and what you were doing when it happened. I was driving home from work, then came home and watched it on the news. so shocking 😦

ShootingStahh1, that was the day I found out I was expecting my firstborn!

That event makes me cry. Can you imagine the joy this teacher felt at being chosen when there were 11,000 applicants? And the memories she would have shared with her families and friends for years and years? So sad.

ObstinatePilot36976, They kept showing it over and over. Sad

ShootingStahh1, Thankyou

l had just turned 16 and we were watching it on TV in school, still feels surreal to have witnessed that 🙏😞

mel, me too. I was only 7, but I can distinctly remember the excitement before the launch, the launch itself, and the explosion. It’s kinda vague after that, I recall our teacher screaming, “No! God, no!” Then tripping over kids to shut off the tv, I recall us crying with her for a while then she said “Okay! Who wants to make something pretty?!” And all of us doing artsy stuff. I kinda remember parents getting kids and then that night talking about what happened with our parents and watching it over and over again on the news. It was so surreal. Of course, back then we didn’t have all the immediate media angles, (like videos or livestream stuff) like we do today. We had the original footage and later pics from those who were there, but it was so raw because there was so little violence on tv then. (Or at least nothing I was allowed to watch had such death and sadness surrounding it.)

MikaylaSunrise1967, I was one of those kids who watched it happen. It was so incredibly sad. I was only 7 and in first grade. I really don’t think all of us really understood what exactly was happening until we got home and heard from our parents and relived parts of it on that nights evening news. I do recall teacher stumbling over kids to get to the tv and shut it off. We just sat and cried with her for a while then our teacher bravely pulled up her boot straps and focused the class on artsy stuff. For some reason I think most parents came to get their kids early, but I can’t really recall that part. It was a sad day for everyone, one that will live on in all the hearts who saw that tragedy.

that day and those images are burned into my memory I was 13 yrs old and seeing that was traumatic for me and millions of other Americans so sad

ShootingStahh1, wow such a sweet tribute

I was in 5th grade and we were watching the launch on tv

I was in 5th grade. A teacher came in class and whispered in my teacher’s ear and she started crying. They took us all to the library to watch the news in shock and total silence except for the sound of cries and sniffles. So tragic!!

ShootingStahh1, wow that's so kind. I will never, ever forget this horrific tragedy.

ShootingStahh1, I was in high school. I remember a kid saying something about the space shuttle crash. I looked into it and found out about the terrible news

ObstinatePilot36976, I was in seventh grade social studies watching on TV... sad day

I remember voting for my teacher to win this. I also remember seeing it explode on TV.

Wendell Thomas, I was a sophomore in college,on my way walking to class when another student out of the blue shared the news... I will never forget

I was in 3rd Grade ... I remember this vividly.

Maestro1313, l)

I was absolutely devastated!

ObstinatePilot36976, one of the greatest tragedies in our history. the nation absolutely loved her.

I was in 5th grade. We were all watching it. I thought it was a joke cus that wasn't possible. i kept the newspaper until i graduated college.

I was talking on phone with a friend that day. Just b4 the shuttle launched I made the comment about a flare I noticed shoot out the side of the shuttle that it just didn't look right. I'll never forget that day it was very sad.

I was watching it on TV in my 8th grade science class.

ObstinatePilot36976, yes my whole entire class was watching…I was 9 😔