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
Road Accident Fund cover to accident victims or their families, and indemnity cover to wrongdoers. Prior to 1997, the system of compulsory motor vehicle accident insurance was governed by the following legislation: • Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, 1942 (Act No. 29 of 1942); • Compulsory Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, 1972 (Act No. 56 of 1972); • Motor Vehicle Accident Act, 1986 (Act No. 84 of 1986); and • Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund Act, 1989 (Act No. 93 of 1989). The RAF, as established by the RAF Act, is owned by the South African public. It is listed as a national public entity