Iowa Students Speak Live With NASA Space Station Astronauts Jan. 25

Jan. 23, 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: M13-019

IOWA STUDENTS SPEAK LIVE WITH NASA SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS JAN. 25



WASHINGTON -- Students in Davenport, Iowa, will speak with NASA
Expedition 34 astronauts Kevin Ford and Tom Marshburn, currently
aboard the International Space Station, at 1 p.m. EST Friday, Jan.
25. This educational event will take place at the Putnam Museum of
History and Natural Science and be carried live on NASA Television
and the agency's website.

Media representatives are invited to attend and watch as students ask
the astronauts questions about life, work and research aboard the
orbiting laboratory. Interested media must contact Jenna Smith at
smith@putnam.org or 563-324-1054 ext. 210. The Putnam Museum is
located at 1717 W. 12th St. in Davenport.

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

This in-flight education downlink is one in a series with educational
organizations in the United States to improve teaching and learning
in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or
STEM. 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 schedule and video streaming information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more 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


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