what was the name of the woman who traveled into space for the first time, and when she did the system blew up

What actually happened and where can i find information about this if anyone knows.

Christa McAuliffe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_McAuliffe

um i know her name but cant remember it

'Christa Mcalfie' Not sure on the speelink

I believe it was Crista McColough (sp)

i just remember she was a teacher who won a contest to orbit into space and when the spaceship went into the sir it blew up...thats all i know, but check out google.com and put in challenger and see if it gives her name!

sheryl crow?

I know it is K.Mc. -- Krista McAuliffe ? or Kate McCann ? :-)
The 'O' rings sealing the section of the solid rocket boosters were exposed to freezing temperatures during the night, as a result they did not seal the the sections, flames with the power of blow-torches bore a hole in the main fuel tank and 72 seconds after take off at an altitude of 220,000 feet, BANG!
Considering that a jet airliner n a 10 + hour flight can cruise at 40,000+ feet, 220,000 feet is very high altitude.

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New England school teacher, Christa Mc Cauliffe, & fellow astronauts, died aboard the Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986