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Article: McAuliffe's death touched the nation Series: I Touch the Future: The story of Christa McAuliffe
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 29, 1987
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A shattered Steve McAuliffe fled into seclusion as the nation
mourned his wife's death. The last excerpt from "I Touch the Future
. . .": The Story of Christa McAuliffe tells what happened to the
McAuliffe family.
Six months after Challenger lifted off, Christa McAuliffe's
remains lay in an unmarked grave overlooking a winding river and the
evergreen hills near her New Hampshire home. Two freshly planted
maples framed the burial spot, a pot of red geraniums blooming
between them. A few tiny American flags snapped in the summer wind,
and hidden in the grass beneath the flags was a lapel pin depicting
the launch of a space shuttle. It said, "I want to GO."
Those were the only visible ...