In 2007, Barbara Morgan became the first Educator Astronaut to visit the space station. As a mission specialist on the STS-118 crew, she helped continue the assembly of the International Space Station. Before becoming an astronaut, Morgan was a classroom teacher for 26 years. Morgan will present highlights of her STS-118 space shuttle mission during [...]
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STS-118 Basil Seeds on the Move
October 17th, 2007 · No Comments · Cool Science, Educational Materials, Interactive Materials, K-12, Lesson Plans, NASA, Science, STEM
The 10 million basil seeds that flew in space on the STS-118 space shuttle mission have moved one step closer to the classroom. The seeds were returned to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 4, 2007, and were then packaged and sent to Park Seed Company, located in Greenwood, S.C. At Park [...]
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Join Barbara Morgan at the "Join the Journey: Celebrating Teachers" Conference
October 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Conference, NASA, Science
Sally Ride Science and the National Science Teachers Association, in collaboration with Northrop Grumman, invites educators to the “Join the Journey: Celebrating Teachers” conference . This two-day event will highlight the STS-118 space shuttle mission, the first spaceflight of Educator Astronaut, mission specialist Barbara Morgan. Attendees will learn about the shuttle mission’s educational objectives, accomplishments [...]
Join Barbara Morgan at the “Join the Journey: Celebrating Teachers” Conference
October 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Conference, NASA, Science
Sally Ride Science and the National Science Teachers Association, in collaboration with Northrop Grumman, invites educators to the “Join the Journey: Celebrating Teachers” conference . This two-day event will highlight the STS-118 space shuttle mission, the first spaceflight of Educator Astronaut, mission specialist Barbara Morgan. Attendees will learn about the shuttle mission’s educational objectives, accomplishments [...]
Additional Educational Downlinks with STS-118 Crew
August 15th, 2007 · No Comments · K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Webcasts
Now that the STS-118 mission has been extended three additional days, Endeavour’s crewmembers, including mission specialist and Educator Astronaut Barbara Morgan, are scheduled to have two more space-to-ground conversations with audiences at two locations in the U.S. The next event will involve the headquarters of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education in Virginia. The [...]
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