Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov
Cindy Ball
Rockdale County Public Schools, Conyers, Ga.
770-860-4226
cball@rockdale.k12.ga.us
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-101
ISS EXPEDITION 24 CREW TO TALK WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GEORGIA
WASHINGTON -- Students from the Conyers Middle School in Conyers, Ga.,
are expecting a very long-distance phone call Wednesday from NASA
astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
About 400 sixth- through eighth-grade students and their teachers will
participate in a live downlink, which is scheduled to take place at
12:20 p.m. EDT. Selected students will ask questions of astronauts
Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Doug Wheelock and Shannon Walker, members of
the 24th crew who live and work aboard the station
This event is part of a series with educational organizations in the
United States and abroad to improve teaching and learning in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics. It is an integral component
of Teaching From Space, a NASA project that uses the unique
environment of human spaceflight to promote learning opportunities
and build partnerships between the agency and kindergarten through
12th-grade educators.
Conyers Middle School is part of NASA's Explorer Schools Program,
which gives educators, administrators, students, and families in
sustained involvement with the agency's education programs. Students
have prepared for the downlink by holding a spacesuit fashion show
during which students designed and modeled their own creations and
participated in events with NASA's Digital Learning Network.
NASA Television will broadcast video from the space station during the
event. For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video
information, visit:
For information about NASA's education programs, visit:
For information about the International Space Station, visit:
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