Students from across Antelope Valley are set to participate in live event with astronauts aboard the International Space Station next week. The event will serve as question-and-answer sessions and is hosted as part of NASA’s Year of Education on Station. The call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor will provide unique insight into training, the day-to-day details of life in space, upcoming science investigations and the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in education.
The call will start at 10:40 a.m. PDT Thursday, June 28, from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. The event is hosted as part of Armstrong’s Bring Your Child to Work Day. Several local scout groups and summer camps will make up an audience of about 200 students. The event will take place in one of the center’s hangars, where students will be able to see NASA aircraft. Media interested in covering the event should contact Rebecca Richardson at 661-276-2514 or rebecca.a.richardson@nasa.gov.
Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance and interest in STEM. Astronauts living in space on the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA personnel on Earth 24 hours a day through the Space Network’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS).
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See videos and lesson plans highlighting research on the International Space Station at:
For more information about NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/armstrong
Rebecca Richardson
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
(661) 276-2514
rebecca.a.richardson@nasa.gov