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
Michael Francis McAuliffe at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Jefferson City. His motto was "In Truth and Charity." He died on January 6, 2006. He is buried at Resurrection Cemetery in Jefferson City. Michael Francis McAuliffe Michael Francis McAuliffe was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the second bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City. Bishop McAuliffe was born on November 22, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas, the second of six sons of John Joseph McAuliffe and Bridget Agnes (Broderick) McAuliffe. He was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, on May 31, 1945. Upon