If I can get some student interested in science, if I can show members of the general public whats going on up there in the space program, then my jobs been done. – Christa McAuliffe
The president felt that it was important to send an ordinary citizen to experience the excitement of space travel as a representative for all Americans. – Christa McAuliffe
NASA was going to pick a public school teacher to go into space, observe and make a journal about the space flight, and I am a teacher who always dreamed of going up into space. – Christa McAuliffe
Exercise helps me with stress. It changes your brain chemistry. I turn to Ashtanga yoga when I feel the need to relax. I love it, but its not right for everybody. Its taught to you a little bit at a time, according to your body type and your strength. That keeps things challenging. – Lisa Edelstein