Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
McAuliffeSharon Christa CorriganUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 02.09.1948 |
| Birthplace: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 19.07.1985 |
| Selection group: | Teacher in Space |
| Position: | PSP |
| Status: | died 28.01.1986 |
| Date of death: | 28.01.1986 |
| Place of death: | Cape Canaveral, Florida |
Spaceflights
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Additional information
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Bachelor of arts in education from Framingham
State College, Massachusetts, 1970; master of arts in education from Bowie
State College, Bowie, Maryland, 1978; teacher of history and biology at Concord
Senior High School, Concord, New Hampshire; hobbies: Tennis, jogging,
volleyball; died in the Challenger disaster (STS-51L) on
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