[NASA HQ News] Arizona, New York Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station

(AGENPARL) – Rome, 9 May 2024

(AGENPARL) – Thu 09 May 2024 Arizona, New York Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station
MAY 09, 2024
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Students from Arizona and New York will have separate opportunities next week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
At 12:10 pm EDT on Tuesday, May 14, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps and Tracy C. Dyson will answer prerecorded student questions from Sunnyside Unified School District in Tucson, Arizona, in partnership with the TRiO Upward Bound Program, PIMA Community College, Desert Campus view. Participating students are first-generation college bound students from underserved communities, and this opportunity is intended to help spread awareness of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers and inspire students to pursue related degrees.
The space-to-Earth call will stream live on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.
At 11:40 am on Thursday, May 16, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps will answer prerecorded student questions from PS 28 The Thomas Emanuel Early Childhood Center in Corona, New York, in partnership with the New York Hall of Science. Following the live event, the center will host 200 first and second grade students for a one-hour interactive “Living in Space” learning opportunity.
The space-to-Earth call will air live on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.
For more than 23 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing skills needed to explore further from Earth. Astronauts living aboard the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Near Space Network.
Important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the International Space station benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for other agency missions. As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars. Inspiring Artemis Generation explorers and ensuring the United States will continue to lead in space exploration and discovery.
See videos and lesson plans highlighting space station research at:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
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