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
Plug-in electric vehicle fire incidents battery pack reignited twice, requiring fire fighters to extinguish the burning battery pack three times. In reaction to this accident Tesla dedicated an over-the-air firmware update that allows limiting the top speed to between 50 and 90 mph to the deceased driver. On June 16, 2018 pedestrians on a Los Angeles street alerted a driver of a Tesla Model S that smoke was emanating from his vehicle. The driver pulled over and safely exited the vehicle and flames started shooting out from under it. Firefighters quickly extinquished the fire, which left the cabin unaffected. The National Transportation Safety Board subsequently