Barbara Morgan

Barbara Morgan

Barbara Radding Morgan (born November 28, 1951) is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut. She participated in the Teacher in Space program as the backup to Christa McAuliffe for the ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the Space Shuttle Challenger. She then trained as a Mission Specialist, and flew on STS-118 in August 2007. Leading up to STS-118, Morgan joined Sally Ride and Shannon Lucid as female astronauts widely covered by the media.

Read more about Barbara Morgan:  Early Life and Education, Teaching Career, Teacher in Space Project, NASA Career, Post-NASA Career, Awards and Honors, Personal Life

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