Teacher in Space Project Teacher in Space Project The Teacher in Space Project (TISP) was a NASA program announced by Ronald Reagan in 1984 designed to inspire students, honor teachers, and spur interest in mathematics, science, and space exploration. The project would carry teachers into space as Payload Specialists (non-astronaut civilians), who would return to their classrooms to share the experience with their students. NASA cancelled the program in 1990, following the death of its first participant, Christa McAuliffe, in the Space Shuttle "Challenger" disaster (STS-51-L) on January 28, 1986. NASA replaced Teachers in Space in 1998 with the Educator Astronaut Project, which required
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