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August 07, 2007
Godspeed Barbara Morgan
When the space shuttle Endeavor lifts off tomorrow Barbara Morgan, age 55, will fulfill the mission started 21 years ago by Christa McAuliffe to launch a teacher in space program.
After the 1986 Challenger disaster the program was put on hold until 1998 when NASA started to train teachers to be astronauts just as it trains scientists to be mission specialists.
Barbara Morgan, the backup teacher for Christa McCauliffe and the Challenger Mission, was the first teacher they contacted. Tomorrow she fulfills the dream. And there are more teacher trained astronauts to carry the program forward.
Awe inspiring in so many ways.
Posted by MaryF at August 7, 2007 04:14 PM