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In the book “I Touch the Future…” by Robert T. Hohler, Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher, faced an internal challenge in which she had to choose between family and a once in a lifetime experience. Christa’s passion for exploring and teaching had made space travel her destiny and on the day that NASA announced the start of the Teacher in Space program, she knew that she had a chance to live her dream. There was certainly no doubt that Christa had fulfilled all the contest requirements, such as having to be a teacher for more than seven years and a permanent U.S. citizen. However, she hesitated to complete the application after considering how her family would live without her. Having a husband who works full-time and two young children, one in third grade and one in kindergarten, Christa was the crucial member of her family that kept everything organized. …show more content…

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