Barbara Morgan
astronaut
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]
Barbara Radding Morgan | |
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Born | Barbara Radding November 28, 1951 Fresno, California, U.S. |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Teacher Astronaut |
Space career | |
NASA Astronaut | |
Time in space | 12d 17h 53 m |
Selection |
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Missions | STS-118 |
Mission insignia |
She then trained as a Mission Specialist, and flew on STS-118 in August 2007.
References
change- ↑ NASA (2007). "Barbara Radding Morgan - NASA Astronaut biography". NASA. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.