RE: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,145332,00.html

Of what purpose is a teacher on this mission...or any mission???

NONE. I think that position should be filled by, I don't know, a scientist!

She has not even been in a classroom for about ten years. She works for NASA.

She is a Astronut 1st... teacher 2nd.. she has a job to do abord the craft nothing more nothing less.

You have to be kidding a NASA Teacher? Makes no sense but then again why are we even spending dollars to still go in space? We can send a man in space but not get comfortable body armor to the soldier. OK we did get velcro from NASA but what have they delivered within the last 10 years except a hugh budget?