Teacher in Space Project Barbara Morgan as her backup. McAuliffe was a high school social studies teacher from Concord, New Hampshire. She planned to teach two 15-minute lessons from the Space Shuttle. McAuliffe died in the Space Shuttle "Challenger" disaster (STS-51-L) on January 28, 1986. After the accident, Reagan spoke on national television and assured the nation that the Teacher in Space program would continue. "We'll continue our quest in space", he said. "There will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews and, yes, more volunteers, more civilians, more teachers in space. Nothing ends here; our hopes and our journeys continue." However, NASA
Paul McAuliffe Council. In 2015, McAuliffe drafted the Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015. As chairperson of Enterprise and Economic Development, he jointly delivered the Dublin City Local Economic and Community Plan and the policy Document Dublin A City of Village policy document. Paul McAuliffe Paul McAuliffe (born 8 February 1977) is an Irish politician. He has been an elected member of Dublin City Council since 2009 and chairperson of Dublin City Council's Enterprise and Economic Development Strategic Policy Committee. McAuliffe has contested a number of elections including the 2004, 2009 and 2014 locals elections to Dublin City Council, the