Viewing the photograph of the lift-off of the space shuttle Endeavour, you get a real sense of the enormous amount of power it takes to launch one of these vehicles into space as it reaches speeds of up to 15,000 miles per hour.
By successfully transporting Barbara Morgan, a teacher-turned-astronaut, into space, this shuttle launch completes the mission to send the first teacher into space that was tragically cut short 21 years ago when the shuttle Challenger blew up shortly after launch.
It also provides a much needed success to NASA following a less than stellar year.
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- Lee Van Grack
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