NASA Hosts Its First Google+ Hangout in Spanish

March 21, 2013

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Headquarters, Washington
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NASA HOSTS ITS FIRST GOOGLE+ HANGOUT IN SPANISH

WASHINGTON -- NASA is expanding its reach to the nation's growing
Spanish-speaking population by holding its first-ever Google+ Hangout
en Espanol from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 28.

As part of Science4Girls, a NASA initiative to partner with libraries
during National Women's History Month, participants will be able to
learn more about the life and career of two prominent Hispanic women
at NASA.

During this event, Earth scientist Erika Podest and principal
investigator and systems engineer Michela Munoz Fernandez, both of
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., will
share their stories. They will answer participants' questions about
the path they took to get to NASA, what they do, why it matters, and
how to become a part of the space program.

"NASA has many truly inspiring Spanish-speaking role models," said
event organizer Laura Delgado Lopez of the Institute for Global
Environmental Strategies' (IGES). "This is the first of what we hope
will be many more opportunities for Spanish-speaking students and
their families to engage with them and learn more about what NASA
does and why it's so important."

During the event, several questions will be selected and answered by
Podest and Munoz, along with questions from library patrons and other
participants. NASA's social media followers will be able to submit
questions before or during the event via the NASA en Espanol Google+
page or via Twitter @NASA_Es.

Those who submit questions can watch the hangout live on the NASA en
Espanol Google+ page or the NASA Television YouTube channel to see
whether their question is asked.

To watch the hangout, and for updates and opportunities to participate
in upcoming hangouts and other events in Spanish, visit the NASA en
Espa��ol Google+ page:

http://go.nasa.gov/15nL2DX

To join the hangout, and for updates and opportunities to participate
in upcoming hangouts in English, visit the NASA's Google+ page at:


http://www.google.com/+NASA

Women@NASA is a continuing joint effort by NASA and the White House
Council on Women and Girls to relate science, technology, engineering
and mathematics, or STEM, fields to young females. To learn more
about Women@NASA and the speakers, visit:

http://women.nasa.gov/spanish

IGES leads the NASA Earth Science Education and Public Outreach Forum
and collaborates with a national community of education and outreach
professionals to promote NASA science. IGES also works with the
Women@NASA initiative annually to promote women in Earth science
careers during Female Geoscientists Day.

To learn more about NASA's broader education program, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/education


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