In 1985, New Hampshire selected a group of teachers from across the state as finalists for NASA’s Teacher in Space program. I teach.”“She was just going to share her feelings and what those feelings meant to her and how they might be able to impact students,” Browne said. Patrick McNameeKing / NHPR Phil Browne, a former Goffstown High School science teacher, vowed to honor Christa McAuliffe in his work with his students. “And so I thought to myself, students could do ground truthing,” Browne said. “Students could effectively do ground truthing, students as young as first graders,” Browne said.