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SPEAKER_07: Hey everyone, this is Edie Allard, a producer at Wonder Media Network. Today's episode is particularly important for me. It's about a teacher and true local legend named Krista McAuliffe. She taught social studies in my home state of New Hampshire, but you may recognize her name from her tragic death on board the space shuttle Challenger. Krista McAuliffe's commitment to enthusiastic education is a reminder that we should honor our hardworking teachers more than ever in the era of COVID. My own mother is an educator, so that message is close to my heart. As a child, I also attended regular field trips to the Krista McAuliffe Planetarium in Concord without ever knowing the full story behind its name. After writing this episode, I know the story now, and here's Jenny Kaplan to share it with you.
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SPEAKER_01: Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Encyclopedia Wamanica. Today's local legend is part of a tragic story known across the nation. Her death occurred during one of the highest profile and most devastating spaceflight disasters in history. In spite of the terrible circumstances surrounding her death, her courage and enthusiasm make her a symbol for space exploration and education. Let's talk about Krista McAuliffe. Krista McAuliffe was born Sharon Krista Corrigan in Boston on September 2, 1948. She was the eldest of five siblings. Krista grew up in the thrilling prime of the space race. She was nine years old when Sputnik was first launched into orbit and 20 years old when Neil Armstrong took his legendary first steps on the moon. Krista graduated from high school in 1966 and went on to study American history. She went on to study American history and education at Bramingham State College. After earning her bachelor's degree, she married Stephen McAuliffe, her high school sweetheart. After graduation, Krista started teaching at a junior high school in Maryland. In 1978, she earned her master's degree in education from Bowie State College and moved to New Hampshire to continue her teaching career in Concord. Along the way, she and Stephen also had two children, Scott and Caroline. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan and NASA announced the inaugural Teacher in Space program, a never before tried initiative to show appreciation for educators across the country. One lucky teacher would have the opportunity to go into space with a crew of astronauts, inspiring students to pursue STEM fields.
SPEAKER_00: Today I'm directing NASA to begin a search in all of our elementary and secondary schools and to choose as the first citizen passenger in the history of our space program, one of America's finest, a teacher.
SPEAKER_01: More than 11,000 teachers across the country applied for the opportunity. Krista certainly didn't have her hopes up when she first put her application in the mail, but her bottomless enthusiasm and passion made her the perfect candidate. NASA narrowed the pool of applicants to 10 teachers who they briefed, interviewed, and examined. In the end, Krista was chosen. Vice President George H.W. Bush announced Krista's win at a White House ceremony.
SPEAKER_08: The teacher who will be going into space, Krista McAuliffe. Where is that? Is that you? I've made nine wonderful friends over the last two weeks, and when that shuttle goes, there might be one body. But there's gonna be 10 souls, and I'm taking with me. Thank you.
SPEAKER_01: The plan was for Krista to go to space aboard the Challenger, which would make her the first private-citizen passenger in the history of space flight. Krista returned to Concord from the White House, a hometown hero. She planned to make the flight the ultimate field trip, taking notes on the journey and helping her students understand NASA. Krista went to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for a long period of exhaustive training. She was separated from her family the majority of the year, only traveling home for the holidays. During this training, Krista learned how to operate the television cameras the crew was bringing, how to read the shuttle's controls, and how to use the onboard facilities. She experienced weightlessness aboard a KC-135 jet. Krista was prepared, physically and mentally. She told New York Magazine, I realize there is a risk outside your everyday life, but it doesn't frighten me. After all this training, the launch date finally arrived. On January 28, 1986, the Challenger was set to launch with seven people onboard. Krista's husband and children watched in person, and her students and friends watched from home on television as the shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Shortly after taking off, the shuttle was engulfed in smoke and exploded, killing everyone onboard. The Challenger disaster shocked the nation. President Reagan delivered a speech shortly afterward, praising the crew as heroes. After months of investigation, NASA revealed that the rubber O-rings, designed to hold in one of the rocket boosters, failed due to the cold temperatures that day. This caused fuel to leak and ignite. Krista McAuliffe posthumously received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. A planetarium in Concord was named after her, as well as an asteroid and a crater on the moon. Framingham State College established the Krista Corrigan McAuliffe Center to support the advancement of education in the region. Barbara Morgan, the second-choice teacher for the Teacher in Space program, had become close with Krista as they trained together in Houston. Over a decade after the Challenger disaster, Barbara was able to travel into space, making her the first educator to do so. Barbara later said, Krista reminded everybody at a time when education was being lambasted that our country is full of good teachers who are working really hard in the classroom to do the best they can to help our young people have a bright future. All month, we're talking about local legends. For more on why we're doing what we're doing, check out our newsletter, Womanica Weekly. Find us on Facebook and Instagram, at Encyclopedia Womanica. Special thanks to Liz Kaplan, my favorite sister and co-creator. Talk to you tomorrow.
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