- Born
- September 2, 1948
- Died
- January 28, 1986 (aged 37)
- Known as
- astronaut, teacher
Sharon Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payload specialist.
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