Two Ohio teachers chosen for space ride

CINCINNATI (AP) — Two Ohioans are among seven teachers nationwide who have been chosen for a ride in space.

They are 56-year-old Steve Heck, an eighth-grade teacher at Milford Junior High in suburban Cincinnati; and Chantelle Rose, a 36-year-old science teacher at Graham High School in St. Paris, 52 miles west of Columbus.

NASA’s Teachers in Space program prepares educators to take part in suborbital flights in the next two to four years. They will spend about six minutes at 320,000 feet, conducting experiments that they’ll share later with students.

The teachers already have spent a week in training. The announcement of their selection Monday was timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of man’s first moon walk.