Teacher in Space Project Teacher in Space Project The Teacher in Space Project (TISP) was a NASA program announced by Ronald Reagan in 1984 designed to inspire students, honor teachers, and spur interest in mathematics, science, and space exploration. The project would carry teachers into space as Payload Specialists (non-astronaut civilians), who would return to their classrooms to share the experience with their students. NASA cancelled the program in 1990, following the death of its first participant, Christa McAuliffe, in the Space Shuttle "Challenger" disaster (STS-51-L) on January 28, 1986. NASA replaced Teachers in Space in 1998 with the Educator Astronaut Project, which required
Terry McAuliffe the difference. In August 2018, McAuliffe stated "that's something we ought to look at", referring to the impeachment of president Trump. He argued that if "President Obama had gone to Helsinki and done what President Trump had done, you would already have impeachment hearings going on". McAuliffe married Dorothy Swann, the daughter of one of his business partners, on October 8, 1988. They have five children together, four of whom attend the Potomac School in McLean, Virginia. McAuliffe resides in McLean, Virginia, near the Capital Beltway and Great Falls Park. Terry McAuliffe's memoir, "What a Party! My Life Among Democrats: