Teacher in space by Ana Maria Ciobanu

After spending 22 years preparing to fly in space, Barbara Morgan( a former teacher from Idaho), finally woke up on Thursday aboard the Endeavor space shuttle, heading for the International Space Station after a successful launch from Florida.Barbara Morgan left her classroom in Idaho in 1998 to become an astronaut and fulfill the legacy of her fellow teacher Christa McAuliffe who tragically died in 1986 along with six astronauts after the Challenger launch failed.Photographs and videos of the launch showed Endeavour acting well during its 8-1/2-minute catapult into space on Wednesday. There were no reports of potentially dangerous debris impacts, according to NASA managers.Endeavour is expected to reach the outpost Friday afternoon.The shuttle will be delivering a replacement gyroscope to help keep the complex properly positioned in orbit without gas-guzzling rocket thruster, along with 5000 pounds of equipment and supplies.It's a wonderful thing that NASA kept their promises to this brave teacher. NASA promised her 22 years ago, after the terrible accident which happened with the Challenger, a space flight in the future. The teacher couldn't have stood by and waited. She trained and prepared for this day and her dream finally came true. Barbara Morgan is on her way to the International Space Shuttle.Have a nice trip Miss Barbara Morgan and a safe return!

by Ana Maria Ciobanu for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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