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The supervisor of the Nasa support team seeing the crew into the Challenger space shuttle on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral had a very special present for one of the seven - a red apple for the most famous teacher in the world. Bubbly, auburn-haired, girl-next-door Christa McAuliffe, a smiley social studies teacher from Concord, New Hampshire , had been selected from some 11,000 applicants to be the first civilian in space - a stunt intended to revive flagging public interest in space exploration by making it seem accessible to ordinary people. The plan was for her to teach two 20-minute lessons from the shuttle, transmitted live to Earth from orbit. One, titled The Ultimate Field Trip, would conclude with a five-minute Q&A with her class back in Concord. She would also conduct six science demonstrations recorded on video and distributed by Nasa to an audience of 18.5 million U.S. schoolchildren. As a public relations exercise, the Teacher In Space Project was already a massive hit. Some 800 journalists - twice as many as usual - had signed up to be at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the launch. The world was watching, just as excited as Christa at this new giant step for mankind.

Heidi Klum and her ex-husband Seal reunited as they both attended their son Henry's high school graduation in Pacific Palisades, California on Friday. The former couple married in 2005 and announced they were separating after seven years in 2012. Their divorce was finalised two years later. Both the German supermodel, 51, and the British singer, 61, looked in good spirits at the ceremony where they posed for pictures with their 18-year-old son.

Robert Card's final words were released as part of a tranche of documents relating to the investigation into Maine's deadliest mass shooting which left 18 dead and 13 injured. The documents also revealed harrowing information about the immediate aftermath of the attack as officers described having to walk past dying victims as they begged for help.

Frequent fliers on America's top airlines enjoy exclusive perks through invitation-only elite statuses. American Airlines' Concierge Key, United Airlines' Global Services, and Delta's Delta 360° offer benefits like priority upgrades, private car services, and dedicated support lines. Requirements for these statuses are secretive, but high annual spending and influence over corporate travel are common factors. Concierge Key and Global Services members often spend at least $50,000 annually, while Delta 360° may require even more. Membership numbers and exact criteria remain undisclosed by the airlines.

The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial sent a letter to the ex-president's lawyers and the prosecutors warning of an incriminating social media post from before the jury reached its verdict. The twelve New York jurors found Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records on May 30. Sentencing is set for July 11. He is the first former president to found guilty on criminal charges. But in a letter to Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass and other lawyers in the trial, Judge Juan Merchan brought to their attention a comment posted on the Unified Court System's public Facebook page.

Mother-of-four Farida, 50, disappeared while she was walking through woodland to sell food at a local market near her home in the village of Kalempang, Indonesia , on June 6. The python plunged its teeth into her leg as it coiled around her body and suffocated her before swallowing her head first. Farida's husband Noni, 55, became worried she had not returned home by nighttime and alerted other locals who began searching. They found a mammoth 20ft long python sprawled out in the undergrowth the next day, with a large bulge in its stomach. Its huge head can be seen in the video, with its tongue flicking from its lips.

Bailey Anne Kennedy became the first ever trans woman to be crowned Miss Maryland USA last week. She also became the first Asian-American and military officer's wife to represent the state. Despite her historic win, Kennedy has been at the receiving end of online disapproval and hate due to her sexuality but has now hit back and released a statement in hopes of inspiring other LGBTQ + people.

As vacationers gear up for their summer trips to the beach, doctors and marine biologists say they should be worried about something beyond sunscreen and sharks. Dangerous bacteria, some of which eat the body from the inside out, lurk in the sand, ocean water, rivers, and lakes, latching on to open cuts or being accidentally swallowed.

The letter is viewed as confirmation she will not join the Royal Family for the King's official birthday celebrations on Saturday June 15, including their traditional Buckingham Palace ­balcony appearance. Insiders have long emphasised that every cancer 'journey' is individual and believe speculation over whether Kate will attend key events such a trooping create unnecessary pressure at a time when she has asked for space and privacy. It means the Princess of Wales will miss what would have been her first Colonel's Review, which had been due to take place at the end of next week.

Pastor's daughter Lucy Morgan, six, was hit in the head by part of her brother's racket when it disintegrated as he played a shot on the last full day of their vacation in Limerick. The girl was airlifted to the Maine Medical Center in Portland where her family was told she had suffered a catastrophic brain injury in the freak accident on June 1. With no hope of recovery, her three young siblings joined their parents at her bed to sing her favorite hymn for the last time before their little 'Miss Independent' died in the early hours of Wednesday. 'This is such a sad, tragic situation,' Maine State Police said. 'Our hearts break for the family.'

Jill Biden arrived in France in the early hours of Saturday morning to join French first lady Brigitte Macron at the Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris, going from the Wilmington, Del., courtroom to the couture houses of Paris. The two spouses will share their own visit while Joe Biden and Emmanual Macron hold a bilateral meeting. The first lady is joining the state visit after boomeranging between France and Delaware, where she has been sitting in a Wilmington courtroom while her stepson Hunter faces federal gun charges.

The Transportation Department told automakers they have eight years to squeeze another 16 miles per gallon out of their cars if they want to stay in business - while the fuel efficiency of their trucks will have to double. Friday's edict came just weeks after the EPA slashed the limits on tailpipe emissions as part of the White House pledge to ensure that more than half of all new vehicles sold are electric by 2032. But the administration admitted last week that just seven EV charging stations have been built since a $5-billion program was signed off in 2021. 'That's just pathetic,' Sen Jeff Merkley (D-Ore) told a Senate hearing on Wednesday. 'Something is terribly wrong and it needs to be fixed.'

Countless stars have had their love lives hit the headlines over a decision to ignore 'friendship code' on their quest to find lasting love. From Tom Cruise 's ex-wife Katie Holmes dating his pal Jamie Foxx , to Drake's ex-girlfriend Rihanna having children with his collaborator A$AP Rocky , when it comes to love, nothing is off limits for celebrities. Canadian superstar Shania Twain found herself at the center of a heartbreaking 'spouse swap' when her then-husband Robert 'Mutt' Lange had an affair with her former best friend, Marie-Anne, with the pair going on to say 'I do.' But in a twist more familiar in fiction, Shania fell in love with Frédéric Thiébaud- Marie-Anne's ex husband. Here, DailyMail.com looks back at the celebrities who have watched their former partners go on to begin a romance with one of their friends.

On the day Gareth Jones bravely took to the witness box to detail the appalling campaign of abuse he had suffered at the hands of his former girlfriend, student nurse Sarah Rigby, he received a text message from one of her many long-term partners. 'That must have been hard,' it read. 'Now I know that what she did to you was exactly the same as what she did to me. Even the toothpaste and Listerine.' Those present in Chester Crown Court last month were horrified to hear an emotional Gareth, 40, talk of how the remorseless Rigby, 41, who is a mother of six, subjected her boyfriend to a barrage of humiliation that ranged from forcing him to swallow toothpaste and mouthwash, frisking him as he left the house, restricting what he ate and preventing him from showering or using the toilet at home. They also heard how she attacked him with a glass candle holder scarring the bridge of his nose, kicked, bit, scratched and clawed at him, controlled his finances and made him sleep on the floor without a duvet when he was unable to satisfy her sexual needs. She would verbally abuse him too, calling him a 'fat whale'.

A few months after the D-Day invasion, Charles Staubus arrived in France with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division. By April 1945, Staubus was in Berchtesgaden, Germany, where he spent a night in an office used by top Nazis. There, he found Hitler's personal stationery and used it to write a letter to his father on V.E. Day, May 8, 1945. Now aged nearly 100, Staubus revealed he never informed the U.S. Army about the items he took as mementos.

The 55-year-old 'Friends' star sparked concern when she stepped out in Los Angeles on Sunday with a seemingly swollen area below the cheek. Now, a plastic surgeon claims the new look is due to a botched cosmetic procedure, or what he described as 'filler gone wrong'. Dr Richard Devine claimed the likely due to too much gel-like substance being injected into the tear trough - the area between the lower eyelid and the cheek. Tear trough filler is popular among celebrities and anti-agers because it helps with sagging, crow's feet and bags under the eyes.

DAVID COVERDALE: Spanish race walker Laura Garcia-Caro was left red-faced in Rome when she punched the air thinking she was about to win a European bronze medal - only to be overtaken just as she celebrated. Garcia-Caro was well clear in third place when she entered the Stadio Olimpico for the final 400 metres of the women's 20km race walk, the first medal event of these European Championships. The 29-year-old, who was even handed a Spanish flag upon her arrival into the arena, was all smiles as she approached the finish, punching the air in delight and sticking out her tongue.

Hollywood's newest A-list trio has made their way to TV, as Ivanka and Lauren were seen celebrating their close pal Kim's birthday in the latest episode of her reality show, The Kardashians. Both Ivanka, the 42-year-old daughter of former President Donald Trump , and Lauren, the 54-year-old fiancée of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos , were among the first celebs seen arriving at the party and sat close to the star throughout the celebration. In addition, during a heartfelt speech to her pals, the SKIMS founder described everyone in attendance as her 'ride-or-dies' , adding, 'I trust all of you.' Given their VIP placement on the seating chart and Kim's gushing description, it's clear that Ivanka and Lauren have quickly made their way to the top of her friendship group. As Ivanka and Lauren showcase their strong bond with Kim in her reality show, FEMAIL has broken down everything there is to know about the glamorous trio - from how their friendship formed to what they like to do together.

Life in the limelight for global superstar and pop princess Agnetha Faltskog was not all glittering stages and trendy dance numbers. The ABBA singer, 74, rose to international stardom after the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest alongside her bandmates Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and her then-husband Björn Ulvaeus. As the youngest member of one of the best-selling music acts in history, the blonde bombshell won hearts with her catchy tunes and girly on-stage get-up, before it all came crashing down. The Swedish popstar traded sparkly go-go boots for wellies when she fled the spotlight to live as a recluse on a farm, and was thrown into a pit of depression when her mother took her life in 1994 and her father died just a year later. And in the midst of it all, Faltskog became embroiled in a shocking two year affair with her stalker - a man 16 years her junior, before he was thrown behind bars in the early 2000s.

Former astronaut, William Anders, 90, who had been part of the Apollo 8 mission in December 1968, has been killed after crashing his small plane into Puget Sound near Orcas Island in Washington State on Friday. Officials with the United States Coast Guard Pacific Northwest said the crash happened near Orcas Island before 11:45am. The San Juan County Sheriff's Office detailed how the aircraft was an old model that had been flying from north to south when it crashed down into the water and sunk.

The footage was recorded around earlier last month in a quiet neighborhood in Salem, Oregon , where the cat's owners, the Steeles, thought things were safe. The Steeles said they 'didn't think twice' about letting their animals outside, before the disturbing late night footage emerged. In the video, five teenage boys surround the cat, named Vortex, who appears to be lounging on the corner of the street before one of them fires a gun at the pet.

BEN NAGLE IN MONTREAL: In the pecking order of North America's Formula 1 calendar, it's fair to say Canada has become the oft-forgotten little brother of the glitzy USA races. In this era of the sport's American ownership, much of the focus has been on the new arrivals - the celebrities of Miami and the madness of Las Vegas under the lights, coupled with the more traditional racing of Austin, Texas and the return - in 2015 - to Mexico City. In Montreal, though, Formula 1 has a long-standing home on Notre Dame Island - the 2.7-mile Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - and such is its brilliance, it would be a mistake to rank it any lower than its rivals south of the border. In fact, a strong case could be made that this is the best race the sport has to offer this side of the Atlantic.

Matthew Perry's grieving stepfather Keith Morrison characterized the actor's drug addiction as 'a big terrible bear'. 'He gave in to it frequently,' he said. 'He felt he was beating it. But you never beat it. And he knew that, too.' He did, and despite having it all - fame, wealth, good looks, charisma, talent and success - the Friends star's tragic death from an 'acute' overdose of ketamine last October, aged 54, stunned and saddened the world, not to mention his co-stars.

A 7.3-foot specimen of a gigantic fish that can grow over two tons has washed up along a seaside town in Oregon - far north of the warm waters it usually calls home. Representatives of the Gearhart Seaside Aquarium said the fish, a hoodwinker sunfish, 'will probably remain for a few more days, maybe weeks,' as the tough skin of this sea creature's carcass tends to make it nearly impervious to scavengers

This is the terrifying moment an Air Canada Boeing plane bursts into flames seconds after take-off. Video footage shows the aircraft gaining altitude before a light flashes and the tail of the plane becomes engulfed in flames - the result of a small explosion- that happened about thirty minutes after departure.