Students in Hyden, Kentucky, will have the opportunity to speak with two NASA astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station at 1:10 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 31. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and
Flight Engineer Kate Rubins will answer questions from students of Leslie
County High School at the Hazard Community & Technical College’s (HCTC)
School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music in Hyden.
Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky will kick-off
the event, joined by NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, who returned from the space
station June 18.
Media interested in covering the event
should contact Danielle Smoot at danielle.smoot@mail.house.gov
or 606-679-8346. The HCTC School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music is
located at 108 Maple St.
Williams launched to the space station
March 18 and is scheduled to depart Sept. 6. Rubins launched July 6 and will
return home in October.
This in-flight education downlink is an
integral component of the NASA Office of Education’s efforts to improve
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teaching and learning
in the United States. Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the
space station through the Education Office’s STEM on Station activity
provides authentic, live experiences in space exploration, space study and
the scientific components of space travel, while introducing the
possibilities of life in space.
For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and
downlink information, visit:
For more information, videos and lesson
plans highlighting research on the International Space Station, visit:
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