Astronaut Barbara Morgan to Visit Idaho

Astronaut Barbara Morgan to Visit Idaho

PR Newswire - Press Release

HOUSTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Barbara R. Morgan will return home to Idaho Dec. 10-14. This trip marks Morgan's first hometown visit since her space shuttle mission to the International Space Station in August. During the visit, Morgan will give a firsthand account of her spaceflight.

Morgan's visit begins in Boise, where she will share her experiences as an astronaut with students and community members. Afterward, she will make several appearances in McCall, Donnelly, New Meadows, Tamarack and Cascade. The visit will conclude with the dedication of a new school in McCall.

Below is a schedule of events open to media:

• Monday, Dec. 10, 2007
  • 6:30 - 7 p.m. Public Lecture Morrison Center Performance Hall Boise.
  • 8 - 9:30 p.m. Autograph Session Discovery Center Boise.
• Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007: 7 - 9 p.m. Welcome Home Celebration McCall High School Gymnasium McCall.
• Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007
  • 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. School visits McCall Elementary School Payette Lakes Middle School McCall-Donnelly High School Heartland High School.
  • 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. McCall-Donnelly Education Foundation Reception Whitetail Resort McCall.
• Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. School visits Cascade Schools Donnelly Elementary School Arling Center and Tamarack Academy.
• Friday, Dec. 14, 2007
  • 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. School visit New Meadows School
  • 2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. School Dedication Barbara Morgan Elementary School McCall.

Morgan accumulated more than 305 hours in space during the 13-day mission to the space station. The crew added a truss segment, a gyroscope and a spare parts platform to the orbiting complex.

Morgan was selected as the backup candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Program on July 19, 1985. She trained with Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger crew at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Following the Challenger accident, Morgan assumed the duties of Teacher in Space Designee. In the fall of 1986, Morgan returned to Idaho to resume teaching. She was selected by NASA as a mission specialist in January 1998, and reported for training in August 1998.

For more information about the visits, contact Christina Spencer, Infuze Marketing, at 707-474-7784 or Dana Davis, Astronaut Appearances Office, at 281-244-0933.

For more information about Barbara Morgan, visit: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/morgan.html

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