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Mrs. Laura Bush called Barbara Morgan—an astronaut and former teacher who will travel to space for the first time—from the private residence of the White House Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007. Mrs. Bush expressed congratulations from "one schoolteacher to another" and noted that she and the President appreciate Ms. Morgan’s commitment to America’s space program, to teaching, and to students. Ms. Morgan is a mission specialist for the flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station, scheduled to launch August 8, 2007. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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