NASA's first educator astronaut Barbara Morgan trains for an Aug. 7, 2007 launch during NASA's STS-118 mission. Credit: NASA.
The seven-astronaut crew of NASA's STs-118 are pictured from the left are astronauts Richard Mastracchio, mission specialist; Barbara Morgan, a mission specialist and NASA's first educator astronaut; Charles Hobaugh, pilot; Scott Kelly, commander; Tracy Caldwell, Canadian Space Agency's Dafydd Williams, and Alvin Drew Jr., all mission specialists. The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits. Credit: NASA.
2 posted on
07/10/2007 6:18:31 PM PDT by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
To: NormsRevenge
With absolutely no disrespect to Barbara Morgan, wouldn't she be the second educator astronaut? Ot did not Christa McAuliffe get that designation?
3 posted on
07/10/2007 6:33:44 PM PDT by
NonValueAdded
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4 posted on
07/10/2007 7:00:28 PM PDT by
KevinDavis
(Mitt Romney 08)
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