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Barbara Morgan Optimistic About NASA’s Future

Boise, ID – You’ll get a chance to find out what it takes to become a NASA astronaut as part of Boise State’s NASA Day.  Barbara Morgan helped organize the event. She was NASA’s first educator astronaut in space. Now she’s an educator in residence at the university. Emily Schwing recently talked with Barbara Morgan and asked her what it means to be a part of NASA Day at a time when the space agency is going through change.

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