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Barbara Morgan (Astronaut)

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The Resume

    (November 28, 1951- )
    Born in Fresno, California
    Resided in McCall, Idaho
    Elementary school teacher
    Teacher-in-space backup for Christa McAuliffe in the space shuttle Challenger mission (January 28, 1986)
    NASA Educator Mission Specialist for space shuttle Endeavor mission (August 8, 2007)

Why she might be annoying:

    She missed becoming the first Teacher in Space when Christa McAuliffe was chosen for the Challenger mission.
    The day NASA asked her to train as an educator astronaut, she and her husband had to leave her favorite restaurant and eat at a pizza parlor because the restaurant's menu prices were too high.
    Her scheduled participation in a Columbia shuttle mission was canceled when flights were postponed after the Columbia's failed mission.
    There was a 22 year time span from the start of her space flight training to her first mission.
    She tended to receive more media attention regarding the Endeavor flight than her fellow astronauts on the mission.
    The year of her first flight was controversial for NASA due to allegations of astronauts being drunk during flight and Lisa Nowak's charge of attempted murder.

Why she might not be annoying:

    After Christa McAuliffe's death, she continued the Teacher in Space program duties in 1986 and became the first Specialist in the Educator Astronaut Project in 1998.
    She resumed her teaching career after the Teacher in Space program ended.
    She left her teaching career in 1998 to become a full time astronaut.
    Among her mission duties were broadcasting lessons to school students and assisting with cargo and hardware transfer to space stations.
    Commander Scott Kelly stated that he saw her more as an astronaut than a educator.
    She was confident during her training years that she would someday participate in a shuttle mission.
    Among her talents were classical flute playing and being a certified amateur radio technician.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 28.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 86 Votes: 38.37% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 169 Votes: 31.95% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 268 Votes: 45.15% Annoying