{"id":55782,"date":"2018-02-21T19:29:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T23:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-419006"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:04:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:04:57","slug":"students-in-california-to-speak-with-nasa-astronaut-on-space-station","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/students-in-california-to-speak-with-nasa-astronaut-on-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Students in California to Speak with NASA Astronaut on Space Station"},"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\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Joe Acaba floats inside the space station\" 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\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png?resize=1200,799 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/edu_follow_teacher_on_board_joe_acaba.png?resize=2000,1331 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Students at Para Los Ni\u00f1os in Los Angeles will speak with a NASA astronaut living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station at 12:55 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 22. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will make the call to Expedition 54 Flight Engineer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/joseph-m-acaba\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Acaba<\/a> of NASA, posing questions about life aboard the space station, NASA\u2019s deep space exploration plans, and doing science in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nMedia interested in attending the event should contact Oliver DelGado at 213-925-1406 or odelgado@paralosninos.org. The event will take place at 5999 Center Drive in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students have been preparing for the event by studying the space station, astronaut biographies, and current research and activities aboard the space station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This in-flight education downlink is an integral component of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/stem-on-station\/year-of-education-info.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Year of Education on Station<\/a>, which provides extensive space station-related resources and opportunities to students and educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Astronauts living on the orbiting laboratory are able to participate in these educational calls, and communicate 24 hours a day with the Mission Control Center at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston, through the agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/heo\/scan\/services\/networks\/sn\" rel=\"noopener\">Space Network<\/a>\u2019s Tracking and Data Relay Satellites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the International Space Station at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out videos and lesson plans highlighting research on the space station at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stemonstation\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karen Northon<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1600<br>\nkaren.northon@nasa.gov<br>\nKelly Humphries<br>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br>\n281-483-5111<br>\nkelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students at Para Los Ni\u00f1os in Los Angeles will speak with a NASA astronaut living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station at 12:55 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 22. 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