If I can get some student interested in science, if I can show members of the general public what's going on up there in the space program, then my job's been done. Christa McAuliffe generalinterestjob Change image and share on social
I was a little concerned with how the crew was going to view me because I didn't know whether this program had been kinda forced down their throats. But they were wonderful. Christa McAuliffe concerncrowforce Change image and share on social
I told them how excited I would be to go into space and how thrilled I was when Alan Shepard made his historic flight, and when John Kennedy announced on the news that the men had landed safely on the moon, and how jealous I was of those men. Christa McAuliffe alanannounceexcite share on social
My job in space will be to observe and write a journal. I am also going to be teaching a class for students on earth about life in space and on the space shuttle and conducting experiments. Christa McAuliffe classconductearth Change image and share on social
My sympathies have always been for working-class people. Christa McAuliffe classpeoplesympathy Change image and share on social
When I'm 60, maybe, I'll look at my pile of papers and wonder, What really happened that year? Christa McAuliffe happenpaperpile Change image and share on social