It was up, up and away for teacher-turned-astronaut (b / B) arbara (m / M) organ as she lifted off with the rest of the (s / S) pace (s / S) huttle (e / E) ndeavour crew.
The shuttle roared into (o / O) rbit (ruimte) on (w / W) ednesday on an 11-day trip to the (i / I) nternational (s / S) pace (s / S) tation.

Barbara, 55, used to be a (p / P) rimary school (= basisschool) teacher in the (a / A) merican (s / S) tate of (i / I) daho before becoming a full-time astronaut in 1998.

During her time in space, she will link up with kids in (i / I) daho.

Many (a / A) mericans are very excited about sending a (t / T) eacher into space and hope (b / B) arbara will be an inspiration to the space explorers of the future.

The seven-strong (c / C) rew are set to arrive at the ISS on (f / F) riday.

(d / D) uring their mission, they will make improvements and repairs to the ISS on up to four (s / S) pacewalks.