The shuttle even did a promotional tour of the area, flying into the Central Coast base on the back of a Boeing 747.

A new documentary focuses more on how Christa McAuliffe still inspires others as a teacher and less on her fate aboard the ...

She died with other astronauts in the Challenger explosion nearly 40 ... Bleier was a sixth-grader when she watched the space shuttle launch on television. She recalled how devastating it was.

McAuliffe was 37 when she died, one of the seven crew members aboard the Challenger when the space ... a sixth-grader when she watched the space shuttle launch on television.