{"id":320405,"date":"2023-03-28T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=320405"},"modified":"2023-09-27T20:15:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T00:15:13","slug":"nasa-astronauts-bring-stem-to-washington-students","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-astronauts-bring-stem-to-washington-students\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronauts Bring STEM to Washington Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts answer questions from students during their visit to Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg?resize=300,228 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg?resize=768,584 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg?resize=1024,779 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg?resize=1536,1168 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg?resize=400,304 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg?resize=600,456 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg?resize=900,684 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg?resize=1200,912 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/52551280896-1df15553fb-k.jpg?resize=2000,1521 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts answer questions from students during their visit to Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA\/Keegan Barber<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Local students will have an opportunity to hear from NASA astronauts and learn more about Artemis lunar exploration, in an event hosted at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, March 30, at the Martin Luther King Library in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will air live on NASA TV, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasaapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA app<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasalive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the event, NASA participants will help distribute approximately 200 kits filled with hands-on STEM activities to students. NASA\u2019s Artemis Learning Lunchboxes aim to inspire and educate youth and families about the missions. The initiative is made possible through NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/informal-learning-institutions-help-expand-reach-of-nasa-stem\">Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions<\/a> program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussions with the students include the diversity of science, technology, engineering, and math efforts at NASA, as well as the agency\u2019s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\">Artemis<\/a> missions. Through Artemis, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon in preparation for future human exploration of Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency\u2019s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts Jessica Watkins, Kjell Lindgren, and Bob Hines will meet third through fifth grade students from Thomson Elementary School. NASA officials, as well as a library official, will be available for interviews beginning at 12 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the media interested in covering the event must RSVP no later than two hours before the start of the event to George Williams at: <a href=\"mailto:George.Williams2@dc.gov\">George.Williams2@dc.gov<\/a> or 202-727-1184 and Enrique Gutierrez at: <a href=\"mailto:Enrique.Gutierrez@k12.dc.gov\">Enrique.Gutierrez@k12.dc.gov<\/a> or 202-709-2608.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about how NASA\u2019s Office of STEM Engagement is inspiring the next generation of explorers at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katherine Brown<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1600<br><a href=\"mailto:katherine.m.brown@nasa.gov\">katherine.m.brown@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Katherine Brown<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1600<br \/><a href=\"mailto:katherine.m.brown@nasa.gov\">katherine.m.brown@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local students will have an opportunity to hear from NASA astronauts and learn more about Artemis lunar exploration, in an event hosted at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, March 30, at the Martin Luther King Library in Washington. 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