We're revisiting live broadcasts from Cape Canaveral, with one of the local reporters who covered the launch in real time.

Christa McAuliffe, a teacher at Concord High School in Concord, New Hampshire, was selected by NASA to be the first teacher to go into space aboard the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger. She planned ...

Christa McAuliffe was to be the first civilian in space, but on January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, killing everyone aboard. In memory of the first Teacher-In Space, here are some ...

This January NHPR marks the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster with a multi-part series honoring the life, impact, and enduring legacy of Christa McAuliffe, New Hampshire’s ...

The teacher spoke with PEOPLE 40 years ago, where she shared her excitement about the space voyage Bettman; Corbis/VCG via Getty Teacher Christa McAuliffe had no reservations about her Jan 28, 1986, ...

She planned to teach two classes from space to educate others on what it was really like to live and eat in zero gravity She was the first teacher to make the voyage, but 73 seconds into liftoff, the ...