Wednesday, August 13, 2025

The Explorers' Club, № MCV

Operation AXIOM: The Space Age—The 40th Anniversary of S.T.S.-51-L, Prelude
19 July 1985: Christa McAuliffe, a high school social studies teacher from New Hampshire, was announced as the first Payload Specialist of the Teacher in Space Project, with Barbara Morgan, an elementary school teacher from Idaho, as her backup; McAuliffe & Morgan were chosen from 11,000 applicants; McAuliffe was to teach two short lessons from orbit & afterwards return to the classroom.
Bonus! Space Age Song o' the Day: The Teacher in Space Project
MxPx, "Educated Guess" from The Ever Passing Moment (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)
Semper exploro.

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