NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York

Students in New York will hear NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Chris Williams answer pre-recorded questions about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) aboard the International Space Station.

The Earth to Space call will begin at 12:05 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 11, and will be streamed live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel.

This event is hosted by the Queens Borough Public Library in Jamaica, New York, for K-12 students and community members. This unique opportunity aims to deepen understanding of space exploration and inspire young people to pursue future careers in STEM.

Media interested in covering the event must RSVP by 5 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, March 10, to Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska at: 917-702-0016 or Ewa.KernJedrychowska@queenslibrary.org; or to Elisabeth deBourbon at: 917-650-3815 or Elisabeth.deBourbon@queenslibrary.org.

For more than 25 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, conducting science, and developing the skills needed to explore further from Earth. Astronauts communicate with NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day via the nearby SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) space network.

Research and technological research conducted aboard the space station benefits people on Earth and lays the foundation for other agencies’ missions into deep space. As part of NASA’s Artemis program, the agency will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars, inspiring the world with the discovery of a new golden age of innovation and exploration.

For more information on NASA in-flight calls, see:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

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

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