{"product_id":"teacher-in-space-christa-mcauliffe-and-the-challenger-legacy-paperback","title":"Teacher in Space: Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Legacy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Burgess\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGrace George Corrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis newly revised edition of \u003ci\u003eTeacher in Space\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how McAuliffe graduated from her role as a much-loved high school teacher to occupying a seat on the veteran orbiter's tenth and last flight into space.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn January 28, 1986, NASA space shuttle orbiter \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e apart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMcAuliffe's dream was to carry out science projects while in orbit around the earth that were to be telecast live to school students across the United States. Her dream came to a sudden and tragic end that terrible day. Nevertheless, that ambition to educate from space remained an inspiration to many and, in her name and those of the \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e crew, manifested itself in the establishment of hundreds of youth education programs and institutes of learning across America and around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeacher in Space\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable story of renewed faith, cooperation, and hope for the future and of a dedicated and much-loved teacher who came to symbolize the best of human achievement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Burgess\u003c\/b\u003e is the author or editor of several books on spaceflight, including \u003ci\u003eShattered Dreams: The Lost and Canceled Space Missions\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2019) and \u003ci\u003eFallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon, Revised Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2016). \u003cb\u003eGrace George Corrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (1924-2018) was an education advocate and the mother of Christa McAuliffe. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Journal for Christa: Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2000). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46445250183353,"sku":"9781496218162","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/z9lAzbiRo59781496218162.webp?v=1783459999","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/teacher-in-space-christa-mcauliffe-and-the-challenger-legacy-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}