Christa McAuliffe Memorial Tree - Washington, D.C.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
N 38° 53.471 W 077° 00.746
18S E 325465 N 4306625
Tree memorializing an astronaut located north of the Peace Memorial at the intersection of First Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
Waymark Code: WM13D3K
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Thot
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This Dawn Redwood tree was planted in memory of Christa McAuliffe who was a teacher and astronaut, she was one of the seven members that died in the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster.

"In 1985, McAuliffe was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to participate in the NASA Teacher in Space Project and was scheduled to become the first teacher in space.[3] As a member of mission STS-51-L, she was planning to conduct experiments and teach two lessons from Space Shuttle Challenger. On January 28, 1986, the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after launch. After her death, schools and scholarships were named in her honor, and she was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 2004."- wikipedia

Plaque Text:
U.S. Capital Grounds Memorial Tree
Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood)
In Memory of Christa McAuliffe
April 23, 1990

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Fee (if no fee, enter 'none'): 0.00

Amount of time an average person would spend here: Less than an hour

Accessible?: yes

Location is wheelchair accessible?: Yes

How Long a Hike: Not listed

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