Christa McAuliffe : reaching for the stars / written, produced, directed by Renee Sotile & Mary Jo Godges ; Traipsing Thru Films. videorecording

Material type: TextTextPublication details: West Hollywood, CA : Traipsing Thru Films, ©2006.Description: 1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • TL789.85.M33
Production credits:
  • Songs written & performed by Carly Simon ; directors of photography, sound, research & edited by Renee Sotile & Mary Jo Godges ; music by Kevin Bartlett ; additional music, Scott McAuliffe, Mary Jo Godges.
Narrator, Susan Sarandon.Summary: This is the story of the courageous woman and passionate teacher with a lifelong commitment to education who became an astronaut and died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion on January 28, 1986. Her loss was deeply felt across the nation and how this drastically changed the dynamics of her family. But out of the tears and mourning came a sense of purpose. Christa was and remains, one of NASA's most visible and beloved astronauts.
Item type: Audiovisual Item
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Special features include: Musical montage "You're where I go" by Carly Simon; Girl Scouts; Students; Teacher in space finalist; NASA; Famiy; Legacy.

Songs written & performed by Carly Simon ; directors of photography, sound, research & edited by Renee Sotile & Mary Jo Godges ; music by Kevin Bartlett ; additional music, Scott McAuliffe, Mary Jo Godges.

Narrator, Susan Sarandon.

This is the story of the courageous woman and passionate teacher with a lifelong commitment to education who became an astronaut and died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion on January 28, 1986. Her loss was deeply felt across the nation and how this drastically changed the dynamics of her family. But out of the tears and mourning came a sense of purpose. Christa was and remains, one of NASA's most visible and beloved astronauts.