"If I can get some student interested in science, if I can show members of the general public what's going on up there in the space program, then my job's been done"

Christa McAuliffe's quote speaks to her enthusiasm for inspiring others to pursue science and to get more information about the area program. She thought that her task was to get students and the general public thinking about science and to reveal them what was taking place in the area program. She wished to make science and area exploration available to everybody, despite their background or level of understanding. She wanted to reveal people that science and space expedition were amazing and that anyone could be a part of it. She wanted to make science and area exploration more accessible and to make it more fascinating to people who might not have actually been interested in it in the past. Her quote talks to her enthusiasm for motivating others to pursue science and to read more about the area program.