This is Outside In. I'm Nate Hedgy.

40 years ago, this week, the Challenger's space shuttle broke apart.

It claimed the life of Concord High School teacher Krista McCalliffe, as well as the six other astronauts on board.

We talked about that day in our last episode and how it might impact the way we think about sending people to space in the future.

But what we really didn't do is linger on Krista herself.

The space program is a science or math or technological adventure right now.

I want the students to get a little bit of ownership.

I want them to feel that they're part of the space age because they're the future and their children or grandchildren are going to be pioneering

that. Her death was a huge national story, but it was an especially big deal here. The station

where we make outside in is just a couple of miles from Concord High, where Krista taught

social studies. So today, we've got a couple of miles from Concord High, where Krista taught social studies.

So today, we've got a series of stories and interviews that are all part of NHPR series,

Remembering Krista. We'll hear from a local journalist that covered her story.

We walked in and I observed other reporters weeping.

The students who knew her best.

The poor decision-making that was made at NASA,

that this would be a topic that I could easily see her teaching about.

And the community charged with remembering her legacy.

She was a feminist, empowering women and girls.

She was a pioneer.

Stay tuned. Hey, I'm Nate Hed., and just recently we hit a huge milestone, 10 years of outside in.

That's right, folks. Curiosity has not killed this cat.

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