WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Students from three elementary schools and one college in
West Virginia will speak with a
NASA astronaut living, working and doing research aboard the
International Space Station at 11:35 a.m.
EST Thursday, Jan. 25. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call
will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website.
Students will travel to West Virginia
Wesleyan College in Buckhannon for the call to Expedition 54
astronaut Joe Acaba aboard the space
station. The students will ask questions about life aboard the
orbiting laboratory, NASA's deep space exploration plans, and doing
science in space.
Acaba arrived at the space station on Sept. 12 on his third space mission and is
scheduled to return to Earth in February.
West Virginia Wesleyan College was
selected through a competitive process to host a downlink with the
station. Students across the participating districts have been
preparing for the event by studying the space station, astronaut
biographies, and the current research and activities happening
aboard the space station. Students and teachers are expected to be
on-site at West Virginia Wesleyan
College for the downlink.
Media interested in attending the event should contact
Bailee Miller via email at
Bailee.R.Miller@ivv.nasa.gov or phone at 304-367-8270. West Virginia Wesleyan College will host the event
at 59 College Ave., Buckhannon.
Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station
provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student
learning, performance and interest in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM). This in-flight education
downlink is an integral component of NASA's Year of Education on
Station, which provides extensive space station-related resources
and opportunities to students and educators.
Follow the astronauts on social media:
https://www.twitter.com/NASA_astronauts/
See videos and lesson plans highlighting research on the
International Space Station at:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation/
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