What Was The Woman Astronaut That Died In Space?

What Was The Woman Astronaut That Died In Space? Christa McAuliffe Died January 28, 1986 (aged 37) Cape Canaveral, Florida, US Nationality American Alma mater Framingham State, B.S. 1970 Bowie State, M.Ed. 1978 Occupation Teacher, Astronaut Who was the female astronaut killed? 35 years after Challenger tragedy, nation remembers Christa McAuliffe – the first US