A teacher in space!

I got wind of this story a few days ago, and was surprised that it was getting such little press!

But 21 years after the Challenger disaster, NASA is finally going to launch a teacher into space. Barbara Morgan will be part of the Endeavour crew this Wednesday, and what amazes me is . . . she was actually Christa McAuliffe's backup astronaut on the Challenger in 1986! Boy, talk about dodging a bullet.

I hope this story gains more traction, because it would be a good homage to the Challenger crew to finally fulfill its original promise—putting a teacher in space.