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International Space Station Web Cast Ask a Question , December 11, 2003 @ 12:00 p.m. CST + Watch Space Station Today Web Cast	This web cast requires the Real Player for proper viewing.
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International Space Station

As part of Space Station Today, Students and individuals around the world will have a chance to "see" inside the space program as part of a live Web cast hosted by NASA's Digital Learning Network - JSC. The Web cast, scheduled for Thursday, December 11, 2003 from noon -12:30 p.m. CST, will originate from Lyndon B. Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston and feature live discussions and opportunities to ask questions of astronaut and International Space Station Program Mission Specialist Mario Runco, Jr.

The theme for this month's cast is Exploring Earth from Space...A look at Remote Sensing and Earth Observations. Students will learn the importance of imaging the Earth from space and how NASA uses this information as a basis to improve life here on Earth.

Biography

Mario Runco, Jr.

Mario Runco (Astronaut Presenter)
Mr. Runco, an Earth and Planetary Scientist, is currently assigned to the Human Exploration Science Office of the Space and Life Sciences Directorate at the Johnson Space Center. He is the Directorate Lead for WORF Science and Utilization.

Cool Experiment of the Day

• Urban Sprawl

Website Pick of the Month

• EarthKam

http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/public/students/activities/imagecaps/

Related Links:

• NASA's Earth Observatory website:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/


• From a Distance: An Introduction to Remote Sensing:

http://education.ssc.nasa.gov/fad/default.asp


• A searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth:

http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/Sensors/


• Earth Crew Website:

http://edspace.nasa.gov/index.html


• NASAexplores Activity Grades 9-12:

http://nasaexplores.com/show2_912a.php?id=02-056&gl=912