SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. One South Lake Tahoe teacher is trying to bring space closer to home for her students and thanks to several grants, she may succeed.
Lynn Norling has been teaching math and science for 19 years, the last three of which have been at South Tahoe Middle School. She’s been working diligently to bring the Mission to Moon program to STMS for her eighth grade science students.
Prior to becoming a teacher, Norling spent six years in the U.S. Air Force as an acquisition manager and scientist, then spent eight years in the USAF Reserves as a liaison officer for the Air Force Academy, where she reached the rank of major. She always dreamed of becoming an astronaut, but an eye injury in her 20s prevented her from pursuing that dream.