How the 'right stuff' to be an astronaut has changed over the years. The first humans flew into space nearly 60 years ago from the deserts of southern Kazakhstan and the Atlantic shores of Florida.

Benjamin Victor lost a lot of sleep last year. While sculpting the statue of Christa McAuliffe that now stands on the State House lawn, Victor’s workdays often stretched into long hours. Despite ...

Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history. Nearly four decades ...

The documentary is coming out three months after a statue was put up in her honor in New Hampshire. Where can you watch "Christa" New Hampshire PBS will air the documentary on Dec. 19 at 8:30 p.m.

A new documentary about teacher Christa McAuliffe focuses more on how she still inspires others and less on her fate aboard the space shuttle Challenger. The film from New Hampshire PBS explores ...

Christa McAuliffe, NASA’s first teacher in space, rides with her children Caroline and Scott past the Statehouse during a parade, Saturday, July 21, 1985 in Concord, N.H. – AP Photo/Jim Cole, File ...

A statue of Christa McAuliffe, NASA's "Teacher-in-Space" who died on board the space shuttle Challenger in 1986, has been unveiled in New Hampshire, the state where she taught.

CONCORD, N.H. — Decades after she was picked to be America's first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer — this time as the first woman to be memorialized on the grounds of ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Decades after she was picked to be America's first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer — this time as the first woman to be memorialized on the grounds of ...