which flew into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Station in Florida.
Morgan taught at a primary school in Boise from 1975 to 1998 — with some time off for astronaut training. In 1985,
she was chosen as a backup for Christa McAuliffe,
who was to be the first teacher in space. On January 28,
1986,
the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after takeoff killing McAuliffe and the other six crewmembers.
After the Challenger accident,
Morgan continued to teach. In 1998,
she was asked to become an astronaut. Morgan's mission aboard Endeavour includes overseeing the move of 5,
000 pounds of goods from the shuttle to the International Space Station and operating the shuttle's robotic arm.
Morgan gave students an unusual class after she was in space. Morgan's outofthisworld class was broadcast live on NASA television. Her husband Clay Morgan said he couldn't help but smile as he watched her talk to students. “I'm just so proud of her and how she's going to do all this and do the work of an astronaut as well as a teacher,
” he said. “She just kept telling me how unbelievable it was to be in space and I think it's much better than she expected.” One student asked Morgan how being a teacher compared to being an astronaut. “We explore,
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