Barbara Morgan - teacher/astronaut

In 1986, Barbara Morgan and Christa McAuliffe were part of NASA�s Teacher In Space program. Morgan had trained as McAuliffe�s backup for the ill-fated flight aboard the Challenger. The program was suspended after the Challenger exploded killing McAuliffe and her six crewmates. Barbara Morgan is now scheduled to be aboard the Endeavour when it launches on Aug. 7th together with six other astronauts to the international space station. Morgan stated that Christa McAuliffe will always be considered the �first teacher in space�. According to mission managers, Morgan will serve as Endeavour�s prime shuttle robotic arm operator during the flight�s three planned space walks. How exciting! Good luck to all of them.

Source:    http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=sci_tech&id=5529220






Morgan with Christa McAuliffe


Morgan with the crew of "Endeavour"!

Originally posted by Sparten Lucky lady.

Yes, Sparten! Morgan waited over 20 years to fulfill her dreams of going to the space station. Let's hope the Endeavour makes an uneventful flight to and from.

Unfortunately, there has been a recent scandal of heavy alcohol drinking by some astronauts, which has overshadowed Ms. Morgan's achievement and the entire space program.

The launch of the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR was originally scheduled for Tuesday, August 7th (as previously posted above). However, due to extra work needed to fix a cabin leak, the launch will now take place this evening (August 8th, 2007) at approximately 6:30PM (EST). I wish them a safe journey!

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/08/03/science-endeavour-delay.html?ref=rss