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They met as part of a NASA program to recognize their under-appreciated profession. They bonded in grief when Christa McAuliffe, the first Teacher in Space, perished with six colleagues in the Challenger explosion in 1986. This week, they are together again.

More than half of the 119 state finalists in the Teacher in Space program are gathering this week to watch the launch of Barbara Morgan, McAuliffe's backup, as she blasts off on the shuttle Endeavour.

Gail Klink, an English and Spanish teacher, was one of two finalists from Ohio who has traveled to Florida for this reunion. Read full article »

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