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I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as an educator with my interests in history and space is a unique opportunity to fulfill my early fantasies.

Source: From her winning essay in NASA's nationwide search for the first teacher to travel in space, released after her death with six others aboard the space shuttle Challenger, 28 Jan 1986.
-- Christa McAuliffe, (Sep 2 1948-1986), US teacher; She was the first teacher in space; died in explosion of space shuttle Challenger, 28 Jan 1986.

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