Barbara Radding Morgan (born November 28, 1951) is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut. She participated in the Teacher in Space Project as backup to Christa McAuliffe for the 1986 ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Sep 15, 2020 · Barbara Morgan was selected as the backup candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project on July 19, 1985. Therefore, from September of that year to January of 1986, she, along with Christa McAuliffe, trained with NASA’s crew …

Barbara Morgan (born Nov. 28, 1951, Fresno, Calif., U.S.) is an American teacher and astronaut, the first teacher to travel into space. Morgan earned a B.A. in human biology from Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., in 1973.

Selected by NASA as a mission specialist and NASA's first Educator Astronaut in January 1998, Morgan reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1998. After completing two years of training and evaluation, she was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Space Station Operations Branch.

Barbara Morgan made history as NASA’s first Educator Astronaut, bridging her passion for teaching with space exploration after transitioning from a career in education to mission specialist on STS-118.

Morgan served as educator, loadmaster, shuttle and station robotic arm operator, and flight deck crewmember for entry and landing. Traveling 5.3 million miles in space, the STS-118 mission was completed in 12 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes and 34 seconds.

Jan 24, 2016 · Barbara Morgan, left, with Christa McAuliffe NASA. Morgan, then a 34-year-old elementary school teacher from Idaho, trained with McAuliffe and the rest of the Challenger astronauts as the...

Mar 15, 2025 · In 2002, NASA Astronaut Morgan was assigned to the crew of STS-118 scheduled to launch in November, 2003. Unfortunately, the February 1, 2003 Columbia Disaster delayed all space launches for several years. Finally, Astronaut Barbara Morgan flew into space on Endeavor on August 8, 2007. 4+ minute video (You may have to cut and paste into your ...

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 backup to Christa McAuliffe for the 1986 ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the Space Shuttle Challenger .

Ha poi prestato servizio presso l'Astronaut Office CAPCOM Branch, lavorando nel Controllo Missione come primo comunicatore con gli equipaggi in orbita. ... Barbara Morgan si è ritirata dalla NASA nell'agosto 2008, per diventare Distinguished Educator in Residence presso la Boise State University, con un doppio incarico nei college di ...