The Christa McAuliffe silver dollar is a commemorative coin which was issued by the United States Mint in 2021.

L. 116–65 (text) (PDF)) authorized the production of a commemorative silver dollar to commemorate the life of Christa McAuliffe, a former social studies teacher who in 1985, was chosen to be the first participant in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Teacher in Space program.

On January 28, 1986, McAuliffe and six astronauts were tragically killed when Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after launch.

The obverse of the Christa McAuliffe commemorative dollar, designed by Laurie J. Musser and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill, depicts a portrait of Christa McAuliffe with a hopeful gaze.

The reverse, designed by Emily Damstra and sculpted by Joseph Menna, depicts McAuliffe as a teacher, smiling as she points forward and upward, symbolizing the future while three high school-age students look on with wonder.