— -- By age 33, Barbara Morgan had taught school on an Indian reservation in the Rockies and in Ecuador's capital in the Andes. That did not quiet her longing for a classroom higher in the sky.

From the world watching in horror as the Challenger space shuttle exploded to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that upended millions of lives, 1986 was a year for the history books. But it wasn’t all ...

Christa McAuliffe was to be the first civilian in space, but on January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, killing everyone aboard. In memory of the first Teacher-In Space, here are some ...