USS Christa McAuliffe (NCC-860)

USS Christa McAuliffe (NCC-860) was a science scout on active duty in Starfleet during the late 23rd century.

McAuliffe surveyed UFC-2116 in February, 2288. (Star Trek: Avenger: "As Others See Us") The following month, McAuliffe was reassigned from a vegetation-testing mission on Stonybrook VII to pick up several marine biologists and data from a cetacean research project on Mabship IV. (Star Trek: Avenger: "Operations Log — USS Avenger")

Bruce Brocton served aboard McAuliffe prior to his transfer to USS in mid-2294. (Star Trek: Avenger: "Thy Avenging Spirit")

Background
The ship was the namesake of civilian astronaut, who died in the Challenger disaster in 1986.

Christa McAuliffe was also a -based chapter in Starfleet International in the 1980s and 1990s.