NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Alabama Students

Students attending the United States Space and Rocket Center space camp in Huntsville, Alabama, will have the chance to hear NASA astronauts aboard the international space station answer their pre-recorded questions.

At 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, the astronauts of NASA Anne McClain, Jonny Kim and Nichole Ayers will answer questions from students. Ayers is a former student in the space camp.

Look at the Earth’s call in the space of 20 minutes on the NASA Stem YouTube channel.

The US Space and Rocket Center will host the downward connection while celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Marshall Space Flight Center in NASA. This event is open to the public.

The media interested in covering the event must RSVP before 5 p.m., Friday, June 27, in Pat Ammons at: 256-721-5429 or pat.ammons@spacecamp.com.

For almost 25 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked on the space station, tested technologies, carry out sciences and develop skills necessary to explore further from the earth. Astronauts aboard the orbit laboratory communicate with the NASA mission control center in Houston 24 hours a day through Scan (Space Communications and Navigation) near the space network.

Important research and technological surveys take place aboard the space station benefit people on earth and set the foundations for other agency missions. As part of the Artemis campaign of NASA, the agency will send astronauts to the moon to prepare for a future human exploration of Mars; Inspire the golden age explorers and ensure that the United States continues to conduct spatial exploration and discovery.

See the astronaut videos aboard the space station at:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

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Gerelle Dodson
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
gerelle.q.dodison@nasa.gov

Sandra Jones
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
Sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov