Endeavour perseveres; Morgan talks to kids in Idaho

After days of anxiety about a gouge in the belly of the shuttle Endeavour, NASA got some good news: Tests suggested repairs may not be needed. Meanwhile, the agency fulfilled a longstanding dream of a teacher talking to students from space. Teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan took questions and spoke to hundreds of youngsters packed into the Discovery Center of Idaho in Boise, less than 100 miles from the elementary school where Morgan taught before joining the astronaut corps. One child wanted to know about exercising in space. In response, Morgan lifted the two large men floating alongside her, one in each hand, and pretended to be straining. Read more about the mission at nytimes.com.