Two science teachers who have spent the past five years under NASA's tutelage are about to graduate with high-flying honors.
The space shuttle flight Wednesday night of Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold II will mark the first time two one-time teachers have rocketed into space together. And during the two-week construction mission to the international space station, both will attempt multiple spacewalks - the most dangerous job in orbit...
This flight comes a year and a half after the last teacher-astronaut, Barbara Morgan, went into space after a two-decade wait. Morgan was the backup in the mid-1980s for schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe, who was killed when space shuttle Challenger exploded after takeoff.
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Sunday, March 08, 2009
Teachers In Space
I think sending cadets into space would make for a funnier headline, but here's the real story:
Labels:
math/science,
teachers
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