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NASA wanted to send Big Bird into space on the Challenger in 1986 to get children interested in space. The Big Bird suit was too big, however, so they sent teacher Christa McAuliffe instead. The Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff.
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Christa McAuliffe was gifted with a $1 million life insurance policy a week before the Challenger disaster in honor of her being the first teacher in space.
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The Soviet Union named a crater on Venus after Christa McAuliffe, the teacher astronaut who died during the Challenger space shuttle disaster.
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Big Bird was supposed to be launched into space to encourage kid's interest in space/NASA. Instead they went with a teacher named Christa McAuliffe, who unfortunately died when the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded during take off.
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In honor of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, the Soviet Union named a crater on Venus after Christa McAuliffe, who was supposed to be the first teacher in space but died in the disaster.
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NASA wanted to send Caroll Spinney, the actor who plays Big Bird to space via the ill-fated Challenger Space Shuttle in 1986 to interest children in space. However, the Big Bird suit was too big for the shuttle, so he was replaced by teacher Christa McAuliffe.
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Barbara Morgan was the backup teacher to Christa McAuliffe in the 'Teacher in Space Project'. She became an astronaut to honour McAuliffe and flew in space 21 years after the doomed Challenger shuttle, finally fulfilling McAuliffe's mission.
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In 1986, NASA launched the Teacher in Space Project (TISP). Picked from 11,000 applicants, American teacher Christa McAuliffe was chosen. One minute into the shuttle launch, the shuttle blew up, killing Christa, 5 men and 2 women live on TV.
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Big Bird almost died on the space shuttle Challenger. The performer was asked by NASA to go into orbit, in order to get kids more interested in space. They discovered that the costume wouldn't fit inside, so they chose a school teacher instead, Sharon Christa McAuliffe.
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In the 80s NASA wanted to send Big Bird into space to teach children about the Space Program. When they couldn't figure out how to get Big Bird to work in 0 gravity, they decided to send a teacher instead - resulting in Christa McAuliffe being chosen for the Challenger shuttle.
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Christa McAuliffe's backup in the Teacher in Space program was later (separately) selected for NASA and flew into space on Endeavour
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Carroll Spinney, the actor that plays Big Bird, was originally chosen to be on the space shuttle Challenger and was later replaced by school teacher Christa McAuliffe. The shuttle exploded on launch killing all on board.
