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 backup to Christa McAuliffe for the 1986 ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the Space Shuttle Challenger.[1]
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| Born | Barbara Radding November 28, 1951 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Teacher Astronaut |
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Time in space | 12d 17h 53 m |
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| Missions | STS-118 |
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She then trained as a Mission Specialist, and flew on STS-118 in August 2007.
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Christa McAuliffe and Morgan in December 1985.
References
- ↑ NASA (2007). "Barbara Radding Morgan - NASA Astronaut biography". NASA. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
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