Christa McAuliffe According to "The New York Times", she "emphasized the impact of ordinary people on history, saying they were as important to the historical record as kings, politicians or generals." In 1984, President Ronald Reagan announced the Teacher in Space Project, and Christa learned about NASA's efforts to find their first civilian, an educator, to fly into space. NASA wanted to find an "ordinary person," a gifted teacher who could communicate with students while in orbit. McAuliffe became one of more than 11,000 applicants. NASA hoped that sending a teacher into space would increase public interest in the Space Shuttle program,
Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle chemical/biological units in the years prior to and during World War II. One example of this was the chemical/flame tank versions of the T-26. Other major powers also had their own versions of vehicles designed to deliver chemical and/or biological weapons on the battlefield, usually using light or infantry tanks as their basis. Also produced for the Imperial Japanese Army was the Type 97 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 97 Gas Scattering Vehicle. It was based on the Type 97 Te-Ke tankette chassis, but had a Type 94 turret. They operated in the same way as the Type 94 tankette based