Christa McAuliffe

She was born on September 2, 1948 in Framingham. Her parent’s names are Edward and Grace. Christa was the oldest of 5 children. She got married and had 2 children. She went to a state college and got a degree. She became a teacher. She was selected to go to space and be the first teacher in space. But she wasn’t the first teacher in space because when they launched the space shuttle it exploded. She died on January 28, 1986. Now girls can be astronauts too.