Christa McAuliffe probable the O-rings had not provided a proper seal. Barbara Radding Morgan, her backup, became a professional astronaut in January 1998, and flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-118, to the International Space Station, on August 8, 2007, aboard "Endeavour", the orbiter that replaced "Challenger". McAuliffe was buried at Blossom Hill Cemetery in her hometown, Concord. She has since been honored at many events, including the Daytona 500 NASCAR race in 1986. The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord and the Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Center for Education and Teaching Excellence at Framingham State University are named in her memory, as are the
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