JSC2007-E-13558 (28 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist

S98-19773 (29 Oct 1998) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist.

JSC2007-E-13557 (28 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist

JSC2007-E-13556 (28 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist

JSC2007-E-13555 (28 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist

51L-S-108 (31 Jan. 1986) --- Barbara R. Morgan, 51-L backup payload specialist to Christa McAuliffe, with others on the stage at the Memorial service for the Challenger Seven at JSC. Photo credit: NASA

S85-46693 (26 Dec. 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe (right), the Teacher-in-Space payload specialist assigned to the STS-51L mission, and her backup, Barbara R. Morgan pose for photos after training in the shuttle mock-up and integration laboratory at JSC. The shuttle crew compartment, in a launch mode, can be seen in the background. Photo credit: NASA

S85-46694 (26 Dec. 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe (right) and Barbara R. Morgan, Teacher-in-Space payload specialist and backup, respectively, pause from a break in launch and entry readiness training to pose for NASA photographer. The crew compartment trainer (CCT) is in a vertical position (background) to accommodate that training. Astronauts use the shuttle mock-up and integration laboratory to train for a variety of activities. Photo credit: NASA

S86-25293 (30 Oct. 1985) --- Barbara R. Morgan and Sharon Christa McAuliffe (right) are pictured during a visit to NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 39 to witness the launch of the space shuttle Challenger. McAuliffe is scheduled to launch aboard the space shuttle Challenger, STS-51L mission, herself early next year as the United States? first in-space citizen observer. Morgan is the backup for the Teacher-in-Space Project?s payload specialist position. The photo was taken by Keith Meyers of the New York Times. EDITOR'S NOTE: The STS-51L crew members lost their lives in the space shuttle Challenger accident moments after launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Photo credit: NASA

S86-25294 (30 Oct. 1985) --- Barbara R. Morgan and Sharon Christa McAuliffe (right) are pictured during a visit to NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 39 to witness the launch of the space shuttle Challenger. McAuliffe is scheduled to launch aboard the space shuttle Challenger, STS-51L mission, herself early next year as the United States? first in-space citizen observer. Morgan is the backup for the Teacher-in-Space Project?s payload specialist position. The photo was taken by Keith Meyers of the New York Times. EDITOR?S NOTE: The STS-51L crew members lost their lives in the space shuttle Challenger accident moments after launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Photo credit: NASA

NASA Astronauts, from left, Danny Olivas, Garrett Reisman, Barbara Morgan, and, NASA Associate Administrator for Education and Astronaut, Leland Melvin give high fives to school children as they enter the California Science center's Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Los Angeles. Endeavour, built as a replacement for space shuttle Challenger, completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

View of STS-33/51L Prime Teacher, Christa McAuliffe (left foreground) and Barbara Morgan (second left), both "Teacher in Space" Trainees, review film shot while training with Arriflex camera. 1. McAuliffe, S. Christa - Photography 2. Morgan, Barbara - Photography

Views of STS-33/51L crew personnel Prime McAuliffe and Backup Morgan at the ILC Facility during clothing selection and Building #37 during food sampling, and with the rest of the STS-33/51L crew. 40074: "Teacher-in-Space" Participant Barbara Morgan (right) is briefed on her suit and on personal hygiene equipment to be used on the STS-51L Mission. 1. JSC - Education Program (Teacher in Space) 2. Barbara Morgan 3. Christa McAuliffe 4. STS-33/51L - Crew Training (Uniforms/Food/Crew)

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston -- JSC2007-E-13555 -- Educator astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist

JSC2007-E-03712 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Educator astronaut Barbara R. Morgan speaks with students during Space Center Houston's "Meet an Astronaut Day" on Jan. 19. Morgan has been named as a crew member for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007.

JSC2007-E-03703 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Barbara R. Morgan, educator astronaut, is pictured during a demonstration at Space Center Houston. Morgan has been named as a crew member for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007.

JSC2007-E-03715 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Barbara R. Morgan, educator astronaut, is pictured with a number of students during a demonstration at Space Center Houston. Morgan has been named as a crew member for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007.

S118-E-05506 (9 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, smiles for the camera while working on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities.

ISS015-E-22166 (12 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, smiles for a photo near the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S118-E-10126 (20 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, smiles for a photo as she floats on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

S118-E-07308 (15 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, looks over procedures checklists on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

ISS015-E-22186 (12 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, uses a computer on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S118-E-09271 (18 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, pauses for a photo while holding a still camera on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour.

JSC2007-E-03676 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Educator astronaut Barbara R. Morgan (left) and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams speak to an audience of students and media during a demonstration at Space Center Houston. Morgan has been named as a crew member for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan (left) listens to a technician in the Space Station Processing Facility during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. Morgan was selected by NASA in January 1998 as the first Educator Astronaut. The mission to the International Space Station will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, which will be attached to the station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo Module with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Nov. 13, 2003.

S118-E-07782 (17 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, admires a cracker, cheese and meat sandwich she's put together on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Morgan and her six crewmates are heading down to their final days in joint operations with the Expedition 15 crewmembers on the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan is seen in the Space Station Processing Facility during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. Morgan was selected by NASA in January 1998 as the first Educator Astronaut. The mission to the International Space Station will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, which will be attached to the station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo Module with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Nov. 13, 2003.

S85-40669 (18 Sept. 1985) --- The two teachers, Sharon Christa McAuliffe (left) and Barbara R. Morgan have hands-on experience with an Arriflex motion picture camera following a briefing on space photography. The two began training Sept. 10, 1985 with the STS-51L crew and learning basic procedure for space travelers. The second week of training included camera training, aircraft familiarization and other activities. Morgan adjusts a lens as a studious McAuliffe looks on. Photo credit: NASA

S85-42470 (16 Oct. 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe, right, and Barbara R. Morgan, participating in the Teacher-in-Space Project, team up with Bob Mayfield, a JSC aerospace educations specialist, to preview some experiments in zero-G. A KC-135 aircraft flies a special pattern to provide series of brief periods of weightlessness. McAuliffe, prime crew member for STS-51L, injects a hydroponic solution into a cylinder to review one of the experiments planned for the flight. Morgan is backup for McAuliffe on that mission. Photo credit: NASA

S85-40671 (18 Sept. 1985) --- The two teachers, Barbara R. Morgan and Sharon Christa McAuliffe (out of frame) have hands-on experience with an Arriflex motion picture camera following a briefing on space photography. The two began training Sept. 10, 1985 with the STS-51L crew and learning basic procedures for space travelers. The second week of training included camera training, aircraft familiarization and other activities. Morgan zeroes in on a test subject during a practice session with the Arriflex. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2007-E-03779 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Educator astronaut Barbara R. Morgan and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams speak to an audience of students and media during a demonstration at Space Center Houston. Morgan has been named as a crew member for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007.

JSC2007-E-03775 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Educator astronaut Barbara R. Morgan and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams speak to an audience of students and media during a demonstration at Space Center Houston. Morgan has been named as a crew member for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-118 Pilot Charles Hobaugh (left) and Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan look over part of the mission payload. At right is a technician. Morgan was selected by NASA in January 1998 as the first Educator Astronaut. The mission will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, to the International Space Station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo Module with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Nov. 13, 2003.

JSC2007-E-03777 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Educator astronaut Barbara R. Morgan and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams speak to an audience of students and media during a demonstration at Space Center Houston. Morgan and Williams have been named as crew members for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007.

ISS015-E-22143 (12 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, pauses for a photo while working the controls on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station. Astronaut Tracy Caldwell (partially out of fame), mission specialist, is visible at right.

S85-42472 (16 Oct. 1985) --- Teacher-in-Space trainees on the KC-135 for zero-G training. Sharon Christa McAuliffe, right, and Barbara R. Morgan, play leap-frog in the temporary weightlessness of the KC-135. Photo credit: NASA

S118-E-07109 (14 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, pauses for a photo while working the controls on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S118-E-06834 (11 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, pauses for a photo while working on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station during flight day four activities.

JSC2007-E-06387 (1 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet from Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

JSC2007-E-35091 (11 July 2007) --- Astronauts Barbara R. Morgan and Canadian Space Agency's Dave Williams, both STS-118 mission specialist, speak to an audience of students and media during a preflight education event in the Olin Teague Auditorium at the Johnson Space Center.

S118-E-07047 (13 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, pauses for a photo on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during flight day six activities while docked with the International Space Station.

S118-E-06827 (11 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, refers to a procedures checklist on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station during flight day four activities.

ISS015-E-22201 (12 Aug. 2007) --- During a focused inspection of apparent damage on the underside of the shuttle, astronauts Barbara R. Morgan (left) and Tracy Caldwell, both STS-118 mission specialists, work at the aft flight deck controls of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

JSC2001-E-25461 (16 August 2001) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, ISS spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), is photographed in the station flight control room (BFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC) during the STS-105 mission.

JSC2007-E-03769 (19 Jan. 2007) --- Educator astronaut Barbara R. Morgan and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams speak to an audience of students and media during a demonstration at Space Center Houston. Morgan and Williams have been named as crew members for the STS-118 mission, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2007. Introducing their fellow crew mates through photographs, Morgan and Williams touched briefly upon each crew member's educational background. The portrait of astronaut Tracy E. Caldwell is visible on the big screen.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan finishes suitup for the simulated launch countdown that concludes the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. The STS-118 crew has been at Kennedy for the TCDT activities that also include M-113 training, payload familiarization and emergency egress training at the pad. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

S85-41443 (12 Dec. 1985) --- Assigned STS-51L mission crew members, and a backup, are pictured at Ellington Air Field following brief flights in NASA's T-38 jet trainers. Left to right are Barbara R. Morgan, Michael J. Smith, an unidentified visitor, S. Christa McAuliffe and Francis R. (Dick) Scobee. Morgan is serving as backup, to McAuliffe's payload specialist position, as Teacher-in-Space Project representative on the flight. Scobee and Smith are commander and pilot, respectively, for NASA's 25th STS flight. Photo credit: NASA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After practicing emergency egress from Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan and Commander Scott Kelly relax for a moment. Morgan, who is making her first space flight, joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. The crew is concluding the terminal countdown demonstration test. The STS-118 mission on Space Shuttle Endeavour is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After practicing emergency egress from Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Mission Specialists Barbara R. Morgan and Dave Williams relax their launch and entry suits. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. Williams represents the Canadian Space Agency. The crew is concluding the terminal countdown demonstration test. The STS-118 mission on Space Shuttle Endeavour is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-118 crew look over part of the mission payload. From left are Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski, Pilot Charles Hobaugh and Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan. At right is a technician. Morgan was selected by NASA in January 1998 as the first Educator Astronaut. The mission will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, to the International Space Station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo Module with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Nov. 13, 2003.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-118 crew look over parts of the mission payload in the Space Station Processing Facility. The crew comprises Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charles Hobaugh, and Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski, Dafydd Williams, Barbara Morgan and Lisa Nowak. Williams is with the Canadian Space Agency. Morgan was selected by NASA in January 1998 as the first Educator Astronaut. The mission will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, to the International Space Station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo Module with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Nov. 13, 2003.

61A-S-135 (5 Nov 1985) --- Two school teachers in training at the Johnson Space Center got their first ?real time? exposure to a Space Shuttle mission as they monitor activity aboard the Spacelab D-1 science module from the mission control center. Sharon Christa McAuliffe (frame center) and Barbara R. Morgan are briefed by Terry White at the Public Affairs console during a television downlink from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger. McAuliffe is scheduled to fly as teacher/citizen observer on the STS 51-L mission early next year; and Morgan is in training as her backup.

S85-39979 (10 Sept. 1985) --- Two teachers training for participation in the STS-51L flight get their first introduction to space food during an orientation session in the life sciences building at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Sharon Christa McAuliffe (left) chews on a morsel while Barbara R. Morgan reaches for a bite. Dr. C.T. Bourland of Technology, Incorporated, looks on. McAuliffe was chosen from among ten finalists as prime citizen observer payload specialist and Morgan was named as backup for the STS-51L flight. Photo credit: NASA

S85-39978 (10 Sept. 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe, left, appears to be deciding what she thinks of a piece of space food she tastes during a session of interfacing with space shuttle life sciences. Barbara R. Morgan samples an apricot. The two are in early training at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in preparation for the STS-51L spaceflight early next year. McAuliffe is prime payload specialist representing the Teacher in Space Project, and Morgan is her backup. Dr. C.T. Bourland, a dietitian specialist, assists the two. Photo credit: NASA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-118 crew look over parts of the mission payload in the Space Station Processing Facility. The crew comprises Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charles Hobaugh, and Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski, Dafydd Williams, Barbara Morgan and Lisa Nowak. Williams is with the Canadian Space Agency. Morgan was selected by NASA in January 1998 as the first Educator Astronaut. The mission will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, to the International Space Station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo Module with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Nov. 13, 2003.

S85-40075 (12 Sept. 1985) --- Teacher-in-Space participant Christa McAuliffe is pictured during her briefing on suit and personal hygiene equipment to be used on the STS-51L mission. Photo credit: NASA

Teacherin-Space participant Christa McAuliffe (right) is briefed on her suit and on personal hygiene equipment to be used on the STS 51L Mission. The briefing was conducted by Laura Louviere (center).

Teacher-in-Space Participant Christa McAuliffe is briefed on her suit and on personal hygiene equipment to be used on the STS 51L Mission. She is standing in front of a table with several of the items to be used on the flight, including one can labeled DIAL and one can labeled BAN.

S85-46205 (December 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe (left), from Concord, New Hampshire, and Barbara R. Morgan of McCall, Idaho, have been named NASA Teacher-in-Space Project prime and backup payload specialists, respectively, for the first citizen observer position of the STS program, scheduled for a Challenger flight in January 1986. Photo credit: NASA

S86-25191 (for release January 1986) --- The two representatives of the Teacher-in-Space Project continue their training program at the Johnson Space Center with an additional flight aboard NASA?s KC-135 ?zero gravity? aircraft. Sharon Christa McAuliffe, left, is prime crew payload specialist, and Barbara R. Morgan is in training as backup payload specialist. The photo was taken by Keith Meyers of New York Times. Photo credit: NASA

S118-E-07765 (17 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist, finds herself surrounded by supplies in SPACEHAB, located in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Supply transfer was one of the main activities on the agenda Aug. 17 for the STS-118 crewmembers, who learned their anticipated departure from the International Space Station will come a day earlier due to possible weather issues back home.

S85-41451 (3 Oct. 1985) --- Barbara Morgan, backup to the Teacher-in-Space participant Christa McAuliffe, prepares for a ride in the rear station of one of NASA's T-38 jet trainers at Ellington Field, near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The McCall, Idaho teacher is briefed by astronaut Michael J. Smith, 51-L pilot, before departing Ellington Field. Photo credit: NASA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-118 crew members are in the Space Station Processing Facility to become familiar with equipment for their mission. At center is Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan; next to her at right is Commander Scott Kelly. The mission will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, to the International Space Station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo Module with supplies and equipment. Launch date is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of several Space Shuttle mission crews get a close look at the Video Stanchion Support Assembly (VSSA) that will fly on STS-114 (Logistics Flight 1). From left are STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, STS-116 Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang (European Space Agency), and STS-118 Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Dafydd Williams (Canadian Space Agency). The crews are at KSC for equipment familiarization.

S118-E-09265 (18 Aug. 2007) --- Astronauts Barbara R. Morgan (left) and Tracy Caldwell, both STS-118 mission specialists, pose with a photo of astronauts Clay Anderson and Sunita Williams, both Expedition 15 flight engineers, near a hatch on the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

JSC2000-E-22831 (13 September 2000) --- Astronauts Barbara R. Morgan and Chris A. Hadfield listen to downlinked audio from the Space Shuttle Atlantis at the approximate midway point of the STS-106 mission. The two are working at the Spacecraft Communicator (CAPCOM) console in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC). Nearby is Bill Reeves at the Flight Director console.

S118-E-09261 (18 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, uses a video camera during a farewell ceremony in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Astronaut Tracy Caldwell, mission specialist, is visible at right. Hatches were closed between the station and Space Shuttle Endeavour at 4:10 p.m. on Aug. 18.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During crew equipment interface test activities in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at KSC, STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan learns about a tool that is part of the equipment on the flight. The STS-118 mission will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, to the International Space Station, as well as the SPACEHAB single cargo module filled with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour is targeted for Aug. 9. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

S85-40509 (23 Sept. 1985) --- Two women representing the Teacher-in-Space project undergo training in preparation for the STS-51L mission in two photographs made in Johnson Space Center trainers. Barbara R. Morgan (left), 51-L’s backup teacher, and McAuliffe are briefed by L.W. Lew on the space shuttle galley, located on the middeck. Photo credit: NASA

S85-40668 (18 Sept. 1985) --- The two teachers, Sharon Christa McAuliffe (left) and Barbara R. Morgan have hands-on experience with an Arriflex motion picture camera following a briefing on space photography. The two began training Sept. 10, 1985 with the STS-51L crew and learning basic procedures for space travelers. The second week of training included camera training, aircraft familiarization and other activities. Photo credit: NASA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-118 crew take part in a hardware review of the SPACEHAB module, part of the payload on their mission. Seen here is Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, facing forward at the entrance of the module. The mission payload also includes the third starboard truss segment (ITS S5), a control moment gyro and the external stowage platform 3 (ESP3). STS-118 is targeted to launch June 28 from Launch Pad 39A. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

S118-E-06097 (10 Aug. 2007) --- Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, participates in what looks like a photographers' convention in the Destiny lab onboard the International Space Station. Her two "fellow delegates" are astronaut Alvin Drew (center), STS-118 mission specialist, and astronaut Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer. The photo was taken not long after the hatches were open on the orbital outpost, an action that allowed the station's population to surge from three to ten in short order.

S85-41033 (18 Sept. 1985) --- Two women in training at JSC as part of the Teacher-in-Space Project and a position on NASA’s STS-51L mission learn handling of the Arriflex motion picture camera used on shuttle flights. Sharon Christa McAuliffe (left) was recently named as prime crew member for the 51-L flight; and Barbara R. Morgan, here lending help with camera’s lens, will serve as backup. The photograph was taken by Otis Imboden. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2007-E-44409 (22 Aug. 2007) --- The STS-118 crewmembers and Johnson Space Center's (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (left) are photographed during the STS-118 crew return ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at Ellington Field's Hangar 990 near JSC. From second left are astronauts Scott Kelly and Charlie Hobaugh, commander and pilot respectively; Tracy Caldwell, Rick Mastracchio, Canadian Space Agency's Dave Williams, Barbara R. Morgan and Alvin Drew, all mission specialists.

S118-E-07813 (17 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist, is surrounded by supplies in SPACEHAB, located in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Supply transfer was one of the main activities on the agenda Aug. 17 for the STS-118 crewmembers, who learned their anticipated departure from the International Space Station will come a day earlier due to possible weather issues back home.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -STS-118 Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak (left) and Barbara Morgan (right) are seen during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities in the Space Station Processing Facility. The mission to the International Space Station will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, which will be attached to the station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo Module with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Nov. 13, 2003.

S86-25180 (October 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe, STS-51L citizen observer/payload specialist, representing the Teacher-in-Space Project, floats forward and upward during a few moments of weightlessness aboard a KC-135 aircraft. The flight is part of her training for the scheduled five-day flight aboard the Challenger in January of next year. Barbara R. Morgan, backup payload specialist for STS-51L, is partially visible in the background. The photo was taken by Keith Meyers of the New York Times. Photo credit: NASA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-118 crew look over equipment in the Space Station Processing Facility. Second from left is Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski, next is Pilot Charles Hobaugh and Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan. The mission will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, to the International Space Station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo Module with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Nov. 13, 2003.

S85-40670 (18 Sept. 1985) --- The two teachers, Sharon Christa McAuliffe and Barbara R. Morgan (out of frame) have hands-on experience with an Arriflex motion picture camera following a briefing on space photography. The two began training Sept. 10, 1985 with the STS-51L crew and learning basic procedures for space travelers. The second week of training included camera training, aircraft familiarization and other activities. McAuliffe zeroes in on a test subject during a practice session with the Arriflex. Photo credit: NASA

S118-E-09187 (18 Aug. 2007) --- The STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews gather for a farewell ceremony in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Pictured are astronauts Barbara R. Morgan (foreground), Tracy Caldwell (left) and Rick Mastracchio, all STS-118 mission specialists; along with Scott Kelly (right), STS-118 commander. Hatches were closed between the station and Space Shuttle Endeavour at 4:10 p.m. on Aug. 18.

S85-46208 (December 1985) --- L.?R., backup Payload Specialist Barbara R. Morgan, Teacher Payload Specialist Christa McAuliffe, Hughes Payload Specialist Gregory B. Jarvis and Mission Specialist Ronald E. McNair in shuttle mission simulator at the Johnson Space Center. Photo was taken by Bill Bowers. Photo credit: NASA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, the STS-118 crew take part in training on equipment for their mission. Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan (above) looks at equipment. Below are STS-119 Mission Specialist Carlos Noriega (left) and STS-118 Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak. The STS-118 mission will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, to the International Space Station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo Module with supplies and equipment. Launch date is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-118 Commander Scott Kelly (left) and Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan (center) are briefed on equipment during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. The mission to the International Space Station will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, which will be attached to the station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo Module with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Nov. 13, 2003.

STS118-S-002 (May 2007) --- These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-118 crew portrait. Pictured from the left are astronauts Richard A. (Rick) Mastracchio, mission specialist; Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist; Charles O. Hobaugh, pilot; Scott J. Kelly, commander; Tracy E. Caldwell, Canadian Space Agency's Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams, and Alvin Drew Jr., all mission specialists. The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-118 crew members look over parts of the mission payload, the control moment gyroscope, at SPACEHAB during crew equipment interface test activities. Seen here are Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan and Pilot Charles Hobaugh. The crew comprises Commander Scott Kelly, Hobaugh, and Mission Specialists Dr. Dafydd Williams, Morgan, Richard Mastracchio, Tracy Caldwell and Benjamin Drew. Williams is with the Canadian Space Agency. The STS-118 mission will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, to the International Space Station, and a SPACEHAB Single Cargo module with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour is targeted for August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Practicing emergency egress from Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 crew members climb into a slidewire basket. They are taking part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities that included a simulated launch countdown. The crew comprises Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charlie Hobaugh and Mission Specialists Dave Williams, Barbara R. Morgan, Rick Mastracchio, Tracy Caldwell and Alvin Drew. Williams represents the Canadian Space Agency. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. The STS-118 mission on Space Shuttle Endeavour is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- On the slidewire basket bunker area of Launch Pad 39A, the STS-118 crew talks to the media before the crew's morning training activities in the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT. At right, Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell has the microphone. The others, from left, are Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charlie Hobaugh and Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, Rick Mastracchio, Dave Williams and Barbara Morgan. Williams represents the Canadian Space Agency. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. TCDT activities include M-113 training, payload familiarization, the emergency egress training at the pad and a simulated launch countdown. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. NASA/George Shelton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan adjusts the collar of her launch and entry suit before she enters Space Shuttle Endeavour. Morgan, the teacher-turned-astronaut, and the rest of the crew are taking part in a simulated launch countdown, the culmination of terminal countdown demonstration test activities. The White Room is situated at the end of the orbiter access arm and provides entry into the orbiter. TCDT activities also include M-113 training, payload familiarization and emergency egress training at the pad. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller

S86-25192 (January 1986) --- Two payload specialists in training for the STS-51L mission, and a payload specialist from STS-61C share a ?zero-gravity? flight aboard a KC-135 aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right are United States Representative Bill Nelson (Democrat, Florida), Sharon Christa McAuliffe, and Barbara R. Morgan. The congressman is a payload specialist for the STS-61C mission. McAuliffe is the prime payload specialist for the Teacher-in-Space Project aboard the STS-51L mission; and Morgan is her backup. The photo was taken by Keith meyers of the New York Times. EDITOR?S NOTE: The STS-51L crew members lost their lives in the space shuttle Challenger accident moments after launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Photo credit: NASA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Practicing emergency egress from Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Mission Specialists Tracy Caldwell (left) and Rick Mastracchio are seated in a slidewire basket in the foreground. Others in the background include Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan (center). Other crew members are Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charlie Hobaugh and Mission Specialists Dave Williams and Alvin Drew. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. Williams represents the Canadian Space Agency. The STS-118 mission on Space Shuttle Endeavour is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- On top of the fixed service structure of Launch Pad 39A, The STS-118 crew poses for a photo after conclusion of the terminal countdown demonstration test. From left are Pilot Charlie Hobaugh, Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio, Commander Scott Kelly, and Mission Specialists Tracy Caldwell, Barbara R. Morgan, Alvin Drew and Dave Williams. Morgan, who is making her first space flight, joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. Williams represents the Canadian Space Agency. The STS-118 mission on Space Shuttle Endeavour is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-118 crew arrives at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a Shuttle Training Aircraft to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. From left are Mission Specialists Barbara R. Morgan, Dave Williams and Rick Mastracchio. Williams represents the Canadian Space Agency. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. TCDT activities include M-113 armored personnel carrier training, payload familiarization, emergency egress training at the pad and a simulated launch countdown. The STS-118 payload aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour includes the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and is targeted for launch on Aug.7. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the slidewire basket bunker area of Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan reacts to the waiting press during a media interview before the crew's morning training activities in the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT. Morgan is a teacher-turned-astronaut whose association with NASA began more than 20 years ago. TCDT activities include M-113 training, payload familiarization, the emergency egress training at the pad and a simulated launch countdown. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, the closeout crew prepares the launch and entry suit on STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan before she enters Space Shuttle Endeavour. Morgan, the teacher-turned-astronaut, and the rest of the crew are taking part in a simulated launch countdown, the culmination of terminal countdown demonstration test activities. The White Room is situated at the end of the orbiter access arm and provides entry into the orbiter. TCDT activities also include M-113 training, payload familiarization and emergency egress training at the pad. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller

At Walt Disney World in Orlando, the crew members of space shuttle mission STS-118 answer questions from the student audience during a special event to honor the Endeavour crew. Seated from left are Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, Barbara R. Morgan, Dave Williams, Rick Mastracchio and Tracy Caldwell; Pilot Charlie Hobaugh; and Commander Scott Kelly. The event also honored teacher-turned-astronaut Morgan, who dedicated a plaque outside the Mission: Space attraction. Other activities included meeting with the media and a parade down Main Street. Mission STS-118 was the 119th shuttle program flight and the 22nd flight to the International Space Station. Space shuttle Endeavour launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 8 and landed Aug. 21. The mission delivered the S5 truss, continuing the assembly of the space station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The smiling STS-118 crew walks toward the Astrovan that will take them to Launch Pad 39A for a simulated launch countdown. From left are Mission Specialists Barbara R. Morgan and Rick Mastracchio, Pilot Charlie Hobaugh, Mission Specialists Dave Williams and Tracy Caldwell, and Commander Scott Kelly. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. The countdown concludes the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT. The STS-118 crew has been at Kennedy for the TCDT activities that also include M-113 training, payload familiarization and emergency egress training at the pad. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-118 crew arrives at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a Shuttle Training Aircraft to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. From left are Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan, Commander Scott Kelly and Mission Specialist Alvin Drew. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. DT activities include M-113 armored personnel carrier training, payload familiarization, emergency egress training at the pad and a simulated launch countdown. The STS-118 payload aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour includes the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and is targeted for launch on Aug.7. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-118 crew walks toward the Astrovan that will take them to Launch Pad 39A for a simulated launch countdown. From left are Mission Specialists Barbara R. Morgan and Rick Mastracchio, Pilot Charlie Hobaugh, Mission Specialists Dave Williams and Tracy Caldwell, and Commander Scott Kelly. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. The countdown concludes the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT. The STS-118 crew has been at Kennedy for the TCDT activities that also include M-113 training, payload familiarization and emergency egress training at the pad. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the slidewire basket bunker area of Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan is introduced to the press during a media interview before the crew's morning training activities in the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT. Morgan is a teacher-turned-astronaut whose association with NASA began more than 20 years ago. TCDT activities include M-113 training, payload familiarization, the emergency egress training at the pad and a simulated launch countdown. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan practices driving an M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of emergency exit training. Seen in the back, at left, are Commander Scott Kelly and Mission Specialists Tracy Caldwell and Alvin Drew. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. She and other crew members are at Kennedy for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. TCDT activities include the M-113 training, payload familiarization, emergency egress training at the pad and a simulated launch countdown. The STS-118 payload aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour includes the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and is targeted for launch on Aug.7. NASA/George Shelton