Lesson 14-Space Shuttle Challenger II. Space Shuttle Challengerdisaster -A NASA Tragedy One thing made this mission unique. It was scheduled to be the first flight of a new program called tisp the Teacher In Space program. the Challenger was scheduled to carry sharon Christa Mcauliffe, the first teacher to fly in space Selected from among more than 11,000 applicants from the education profession for entrance into the astronaut ranks mcauliffe was very excited about the opportunity to participate in the space program. I watched the space Age being born and i would like to participate W BT E To be continued on the next page
Lesson 14—Space Shuttle Challenger W B T L E One thing made this mission unique. It was scheduled to be the first flight of a new program called TISP, the Teacher In Space Program. The Challenger was scheduled to carry Sharon Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to fly in space. Selected from among more than 11,000 applicants from the education profession for entrance into the astronaut ranks, McAuliffe was very excited about the opportunity to participate in the space program. “I watched the Space Age being born and I would like to participate.” II. Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster To be continued on the next page. —A NASA Tragedy
Lesson 14-Space Shuttle Challenger II. Space Shuttle ChallengerDisaster -A NASA Tragedy Besides mcauliffe, the challenger crew consisted of mission commander francis r Scobee, pilot Michael J. Smith; mission specialists Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, and Judith A. Resnik and payload specialists Gregory b. jarvis. Christa was also listed as a payload specialist. W BT E To be continued on the next page
Lesson 14—Space Shuttle Challenger W B T L E Besides McAuliffe, the Challenger crew consisted of mission commander Francis R. Scobee, pilot Michael J. Smith; mission specialists Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, and Judith A. Resnik, and payload specialists Gregory B. Jarvis. Christa was also listed as a payload specialist. II. Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster To be continued on the next page. —A NASA Tragedy