Sharon Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, who tragically died on the Challenger space shuttle during mission STS-51-L. She earned her bachelor's degree in education and history from Framingham State College in 1970 and later received a master's degree in education from Bowie State University in 1978. Selected for the NASA Teacher in Space Project from over 11,000 applicants, she aimed to conduct experiments and teach lessons from space. Following her death, several schools were named in her honor, and she received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor posthumously in 2004.
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Meaning of the name - Sharon
plain, meadow
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Sharon Christa McAuliffe belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Boston
Place of Death: Cape Canaveral
Cause of Death: Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Educated At: Marian High School | Framingham State University | Bowie State University
Occupation: teacher | astronaut
Spouses: Steven J. McAuliffe
Employers: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Awards Received: Congressional Space Medal of Honor
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Ephemeris for September 2, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 2, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for September 2, 2024 |
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| Sun | 10 Virgo 4 | 10 Virgo 40 | 25 Scorpio 14 |
| Moon | 28 Leo 26 | 6 Virgo 1 | 6 Gemini 0 |
| Mercury | 28 Virgo 28 | 22 Leo 59 | 11 Scorpio 14 |
| Venus | 24 Cancer 12 | 5 Libra 2 | 19 Libra 46 |
| Mars | 29 Libra 24 | 28 Gemini 42 | 23 Sagittarius 2 |
| Jupiter | 19 Sagittarius 28 | 19 Gemini 12 | 0 Capricorn 23 |
| Saturn | 28 Leo 24 | 16 Pisces 22 | 5 Virgo 53 |
| Uranus | 0 Cancer 7 | 27 Taurus 16 | 29 Gemini 52 |
| Neptune | 11 Libra 32 | 29 Pisces 0 | 14 Libra 13 |
| Pluto | 15 Leo 20 | 29 Capricorn 58 | 16 Leo 33 |
| Rahu | 7 Taurus 48 | 7 Aries 52 | 3 Taurus 47 |
| Ketu | 7 Scorpio 48 | 7 Libra 52 | 3 Scorpio 47 |
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