3352 McAuliffe planet was named in memory of Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), teacher, civilian astronaut and one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on 28 January 1986. The minor planets , , , , , and were named for the other crew members of the ill-fated STS-51-L mission. The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 26 March 1986 (). 3352 McAuliffe 3352 McAuliffe (), provisional designation , is a rare-type asteroid and suspected binary system, classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group, approximately 2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered
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