michael smith, vix cobey, judith resnick. ronald mcnair, allison -- gregory jarvis and christa mcauliffe. we mourn their loss as a nation together. >> christa enjoyed teaching very much like i think most of us who are selected in the teacher in space program. we were all enthusiastic about educating our students and developing in them a real thirst for knowledge. christa was originally from framingham, massachusetts, and she was a social studies teacher who had conga high school -- conquered high school for several years before the teacher in space program got announced. and the opportunity to fly in space and do something unique in education and to teach students all over the world, the excitement of space exploration appeal to her as it did to me, as a science teacher. the. opportunity of fly in space president reagan: today i am directing nasa to choose as the first citizen passenger in the history of our space program one of america's finest, a teacher. >> the teach in space program was first announced by president reagan

walter, the philip and janice levin foundation, judith and burton resnick, ellen and james s. marcus, vital projects fund, the lillian goldman programming endowment,