Christa McAuliffe Quotes

Every shuttle mission's been successful.

Christa McAuliffe



I can remember in early elementary school when the Russians launched the first satellite. There was still so much unknown about space. People thought Mars was probably populated.

Christa McAuliffe



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.

Christa McAuliffe



I have the LIFE magazine of the men walking on the moon.

Christa McAuliffe



I really don't want to say goodbye to any of you people.

Christa McAuliffe



I told them how excited I would be to go into space and how thrilled I was when Alan Shepard made his historic flight, and when John Kennedy announced on the news that the men had landed safely on the moon, and how jealous I was of those men.

Christa McAuliffe