Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov
Rachel Kraft
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-792-7690
rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-213
ALABAMA STUDENTS TO CHAT WITH SPACE STATION COMMANDER
WASHINGTON -- Students gathered at Carver High School in Birmingham,
Ala., will speak with Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum aboard the
International Space Station at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 21.
Media representatives are invited to attend.
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama also will join the students. The
event will be broadcast live on NASA Television and include video of
Fossum. To attend the event, reporters must contact Allison Abney in
Sewell's office at 202-225-1710 or allison.abney@mail.house.gov by 3
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20. Carver High School is located at 3900 24th
St. N. in Birmingham.
Students in kindergarten through 12th grades will ask Fossum questions
about life, work and research in space. They have been taking part in
a series of activities leading up to the event, which is focused on
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
This in-flight education downlink is one in a series with educational
organizations in the United States and abroad to improve STEM
teaching and learning. It is an integral component of NASA's Teaching
From Space education 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 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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