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, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for September 2, 2025 |
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| Sun | 10 Virgo 4 | 10 Virgo 26 | 26 Scorpio 14 |
| Moon | 28 Leo 26 | 7 Capricorn 19 | 19 Gemini 12 |
| Mercury | 28 Virgo 28 | 0 Virgo 12 | 12 Scorpio 47 |
| Venus | 24 Cancer 12 | 9 Leo 33 | 20 Libra 59 |
| Mars | 29 Libra 24 | 17 Libra 0 | 23 Sagittarius 47 |
| Jupiter | 19 Sagittarius 28 | 18 Cancer 11 | 0 Capricorn 35 |
| Saturn | 28 Leo 24 | 29 Pisces 47 | 5 Virgo 56 |
| Uranus | 0 Cancer 7 | 1 Gemini 28 | 29 Gemini 50 |
| Neptune | 11 Libra 32 | 1 Aries 18 | 14 Libra 14 |
| Pluto | 15 Leo 20 | 1 Aquarius 44 | 16 Leo 33 |
| Rahu | 7 Taurus 48 | 18 Pisces 32 | 3 Taurus 44 |
| Ketu | 7 Scorpio 48 | 18 Virgo 32 | 3 Scorpio 44 |
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