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Christa McAuliffe was a school teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, and one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.
McAuliffe, 37, and six other space shuttle crew members were killed January 28, 1986 when Challenger exploded 73 seconds after blastoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Contrary to popular believe, the actual Challenger spacecraft did not explode but rather continued to 63,000 feet before plunging into the Atlantic Ocean.
McAuliffe had taught social studies at Concord High School prior to being selected from more than 11,000 applicants to become the first ordinary citizen to orbit the Earth.
Contrary to reports (including Arlington National Cemetery) McAuliffe is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire and not at the Challenger Memorial at Arlington. After the recovery effort, McAuliffe's remains were flown from a military mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delware to the Pease Air Force Base in Newington and then taken in an escorted hearse to Concord. The confusion arises in part that the remains that could not be identified were cremated and buried at Arlington. But all seven astronauts were returned to their respective families.
Her grave is towards the back of the cemetery, in Section M near the intersection of Concord Calvary 305 and 306 road.
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Check out thetombstonetourist.com/graves/christa-mcauliffe for the complete biography, photos, videos, exact directions to his final resting place and more exciting content!
Christa McAuliffe was a school teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, and one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.
McAuliffe, 37, and six other space shuttle crew members were killed January 28, 1986 when Challenger exploded 73 seconds after blastoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Contrary to popular believe, the actual Challenger spacecraft did not explode but rather continued to 63,000 feet before plunging into the Atlantic Ocean.
McAuliffe had taught social studies at Concord High School prior to being selected from more than 11,000 applicants to become the first ordinary citizen to orbit the Earth.
Contrary to reports (including Arlington National Cemetery) McAuliffe is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire and not at the Challenger Memorial at Arlington. After the recovery effort, McAuliffe's remains were flown from a military mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delware to the Pease Air Force Base in Newington and then taken in an escorted hearse to Concord. The confusion arises in part that the remains that could not be identified were cremated and buried at Arlington. But all seven astronauts were returned to their respective families.
Her grave is towards the back of the cemetery, in Section M near the intersection of Concord Calvary 305 and 306 road.
#famousgraves #gravesite #grave #cemetery #cemeterylovers
