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
Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle versions. The liquid dissemination chemical vehicle trailer or tracked mobile disinfecting anti-chemical agents vehicle trailer that were towed, were the same used with the Type 94 versions. Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle The Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle was a variant of the Type 94 tankette adapted to chemical warfare by the Imperial Japanese Army. The Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle were configured as an independent mobile liquid dissemination chemical vehicle with respective mobile disinfecting anti-chemical agents vehicle for support to Japanese chemical infantry units