40 years after the Challenger explosion, a former student at Christa McAuliffe's high school reflects
Jan 28, 2026•4 min
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Episode description
In 1985, NASA chose Christa McAuliffe, a Framingham, Mass. native and high school teacher in Concord, New Hampshire, to be the first civilian to go into space.
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