Tuesday, January 17, 2006
CNN Reveals Private Life of Christa McAuliffe 20 Years After Challenger Disaster
Source: CNN Press Release Twenty years ago this month the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded, traumatizing the nation and taking the lives of its seven-member crew. Among them was Christa McAuliffe, the first school teacher selected to travel to space and a woman whose sunny public persona often belied a passionate, outspoken activism. CNN Presents “Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars” is the little-known story of her life outside of the public spotlight and its continuing impact upon those she touched.The one-hour special, hosted and narrated by CNN anchor Paula Zahn, airs on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. The program re-airs on Saturday, Jan. 28, and Sunday, Jan. 29, at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. (all times Eastern).
CNN Pipeline will carry coverage of tributes to the crew and mission of the Challenger space shuttle during the anniversary week of the NASA disaster.
CNN Student News, CNN's cost-and-commercial-free educational program for middle and high schools is the cornerstone of Turner Learning and uses the vast resources of the CNN News Group to create news and information content specifically for the classroom. CNN Student News airs on CNN Headline News, Monday - Friday throughout the school year at 3:12 a.m. (ET). The show is also streamed for the Web at www.CNN.com/Education. CNN Student News, along with CNN Presents: Classroom Edition, is CNN's contribution to Cable in the Classroom.
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