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Christa McAuliffe
Deceased

How Did Christa McAuliffe Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 37
GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/09/1948Born inBoston, Massachusetts, USADied28/01/1986 (aged 37)Died inCape CanaveralCauseSpace Shuttle Challenger disasterWikidataQ229674 ↗Buried atArlington National CemeteryTMDb#2066308 ↗

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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Filmography5 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2020Challenger: The Final FlightSeriesSelf (archive footage)72
2018Won't You Be My Neighbor?MovieSelf - Teacher and Astronaut (archive footage)70
2016The Challenger Disaster: Lost TapesMovieSelf - Payload Specialist68
2006Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the StarsMovieSelf (archive footage)58
2003Days That Shook the WorldSeriesSelf - Astronaut (archive footage)55