Massachusetts Students Speak With Space Station Astronauts

June 6, 2013

Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov

Tammie Letroise-Brown
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
tammie.r.letroise-brown@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-093

MASSACHUSETTS STUDENTS SPEAK WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS

WASHINGTON -- Expedition 36 crew members Chris Cassidy, Luca
Parmitano, and Karen Nyberg will speak from the International Space
Station to students at Douglas Public Schools in Massachusetts at
11:35 a.m. EDT, Monday, June 10.

Students will be able to ask the astronauts questions about life, work
and research aboard the orbiting laboratory. Media representatives
are invited to attend and cover the 20-minute space-to-ground event,
which will be broadcast on NASA Television and streamed on the
agency's website.

To attend the event, journalists must contact Beverly Bachelder at
508-476-3332 or bbachelder@douglas.k12.ma.us. The Douglas Public
School District is located at 21 Davis Street in Douglas, Mass.

NASA activities have been incorporated into classes at local schools
in preparation for the conversation with the space station
astronauts. Linking directly to the astronauts aboard the station
provides students with an authentic experience of space exploration,
space study, the scientific components of space travel, and
possibilities of life in space.

This in-flight downlink is one in a series with educational
organizations in the United States to improve science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) teaching and learning. It is an
integral component of NASA's Teaching From Space program, which
promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the
education community using the unique environment of space and NASA's
human spaceflight program.

For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:


http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/education

For information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

To follow Twitter updates from Expedition 36 astronauts, visit:

http://twitter.com/AstroKarenN

and

http://twitter.com/astro_luca


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