Christa McAuliffe Quotes

American astronaut and teacher, tragically perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.

My job in space will be to observe and write a journal. I am also going to be teaching a class for students on earth about life in space and on the space shuttle and conducting experiments.

If I can get some student interested in science, if I can show members of the general public what's going on up there in the space program, then my job's been done.

NASA was going to pick a public school teacher to go into space, observe and make a journal about the space flight, and I am a teacher who always dreamed of going up into space.

Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can.

I will go around the space shuttle and give a guided tour of the major areas and describe what is done in each area. This will be called The Ultimate Field Trip.

The Twilight Zone' wasn't around with the kids. They think going up in space is neat. Within their lifetime, there will be paying passengers on the shuttle.

I can remember in early elementary school when the Russians launched the first satellite. There was still so much unknown about space. People thought Mars was probably populated.

Space is going to be commonplace.

Discovering the context

This quote asserts that space, referring to space exploration or utilization, will become increasingly commonplace or widespread in the future. It implies that space-related activities will become more routine.

The president felt that it was important to send an ordinary citizen to experience the excitement of space travel as a representative for all Americans.

I touch the future. I teach.

Discovering the context

This quote highlights the significant impact of teachers on shaping the future. By educating and inspiring students, teachers play a crucial role in influencing the direction of society and the world.

My sympathies have always been for working-class p... -Christa McAuliffe

My sympathies have always been for working-class people.

I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as an educator with my interests in history and space is a unique opportunity to fulfill my early fantasies.

I told them how excited I would be to go into space and how thrilled I was when Alan Shepard made his historic flight, and when John Kennedy announced on the news that the men had landed safely on the moon, and how jealous I was of those men.

Reach for the stars.

Christa McAuliffe Quotes

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