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FLYING FOR THE FIRST TIME

A NASA photo shows teacher/astronaut Barbara R. Morgan on the Space Shuttle Endeavor as it is docked with the International Space Station on August 12, 2007. Morgan transformed the space shuttle and space station into a classroom on August 14 for her first education session from orbit, fulfilling the legacy of Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher/astronaut who was aboard the doomed 1986 Challenger flight. (UPI Photo/NASA/FILES)


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