NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Company) astronaut Takuya Onishi will reply prerecorded questions submitted by center and highschool college students from New York and Ohio. Each teams will hear from the astronauts aboard the Worldwide Area Station in two separate occasions.
The primary occasion at 10:20 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Might 20, contains college students from Lengthy Seaside Center College in Lido Seaside, New York. Media fascinated with masking the occasion at Lengthy Seaside Center College should RSVP no later than 5 p.m. Monday, Might 19, to Christi Tursi at: ctursi@lbeach.org or 516-771-3960.
The second occasion at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Might 23, is with college students from Vermilion Excessive College in Vermilion, Ohio. Media fascinated with masking the occasion at Vermilion Excessive College should RSVP no later than 5 p.m. Thursday, Might 22, to Jennifer Bengele at: jbengele@vermilionschools.org or 440-479-7783.
Watch each 20-minute Earth-to-space calls reside on NASA STEM YouTube Channel.
Lengthy Seaside Center College will host the occasion for college kids in grades 6 by 8. The college goals to offer each the scholars and group with an expertise that bridge gaps in house sciences with educating and studying in school rooms.
Vermilion Excessive College will host the occasion for college kids in grades 9 by 12, to assist improve pupil curiosity in science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic profession pathways.
For greater than 24 years, astronauts have constantly lived and labored aboard the house station, testing applied sciences, performing science, and growing abilities wanted to discover farther from Earth. Astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory talk with NASA’s Mission Management Middle in Houston 24 hours a day by SCaN’s (Area Communications and Navigation) Close to Area Community.
Analysis and know-how investigations going down aboard the house station profit individuals on Earth and lay the groundwork for different company missions. As a part of NASA’s Artemis marketing campaign, the company will ship astronauts to the Moon to arrange for future human exploration of Mars, inspiring Artemis Era explorers and guaranteeing the US continues to steer in house exploration and discovery.
See movies of astronauts aboard the house station at:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
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Gerelle Dodson
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov
Sandra Jones
Johnson Area Middle, Houston
281-483-5111
sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov
