The president felt that it was important to send an ordinary citizen to experience the excitement of space … - Christa McAuliffe

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Such is professional jealousy; a scientist will never show any kindness for a theory which he did not start himself.

Christa McAuliffe

The president felt that it was important to send an ordinary citizen to experience the excitement of space travel as a representative for all Americans.

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I have a vision of the world as a global village, a world without boundaries.

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You have to dream. We all have to dream. Dreaming is OK. Imagine me teaching from space, all over the world, touching so many peoples lives. Thats a teachers dream! I have a vision of the world as a global village, a world without boundaries. Imagine a history teacher making history!

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If I can get some student interested in science, if I can show members of the general public what's going on up there in the space program, then my job's been done.

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Space is for everybody. It's not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That's our new frontier out there, and it's everybody's business to know about space.

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What are we doing here? We're reaching for the stars!

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