{"id":51319,"date":"2017-03-29T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T00:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-399095"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:53:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:53:53","slug":"california-students-to-speak-to-nasa-astronauts-on-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/california-students-to-speak-to-nasa-astronauts-on-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"California Students to Speak to NASA Astronauts on International 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\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Astronaut Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough\" 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\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg 4928w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?resize=1200,799 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?resize=2000,1331 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\">Students from Betsy Ross Elementary School in Anaheim, California, will speak with Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson, both of NASA.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Students from Betsy Ross Elementary School in Anaheim, California, will speak with NASA astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station at 11:40 a.m. EDT Monday, April 3. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson, both of NASA, will answer questions from students in several grades. Students at Betsy Ross Elementary School have been hard at work exploring the space program, NASA and the space station leading up to the downlink. They have conducted research through virtual field trips while also designing realistic models of the space station. With each engaging activity, the students\u2019 knowledge of NASA and the space program has been greatly enhanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kimbrough launched to the space station Oct. 19, 2016, and will return April 10. Whitson launched to the space station Nov. 17, 2016, and is scheduled to return to Earth later this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nMedia interested in covering the event should contact Keith Sterling, director of communications & public information, Anaheim Elementary School District, at 714-600-0952 or <a href=\"mailto:ksterling@anaheimelementary.org\">ksterling@anaheimelementary.org<\/a>. Ross Elementary is at 535 S. Walnut Street in Anaheim.<\/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 Education\u2019s STEM on Station activity, which provides a variety of space station resources and opportunities to students and educators.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about videos and lesson plans highlighting research on the International Space Station at: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stemonstation\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stemonstation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katherine Brown<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1288<br>\nkatherine.m.brown@nasa.gov<br>\nWilliam Jeffs<br>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br>\n281-483-5111<br>\nwilliam.p.jeffs@nasa.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students from Betsy Ross Elementary School in Anaheim, California, will speak with NASA astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station at 11:40 a.m. EDT Monday, April 3. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s website. Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson, both of [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":54290,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"M17-038","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"MEDIA ADVISORY","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2800,3139,2735,2861],"news-tags":[12348],"internal-terms":[9513,9508],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"California Students to Speak to NASA Astronauts on International Space Station","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/california-students-to-speak-to-nasa-astronauts-on-international-space-station\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/california-students-to-speak-to-nasa-astronauts-on-international-space-station\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg"},"articleSection":"Humans in Space","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NASA"}],"creator":["NASA"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","Johnson Space Center","Astronauts","Expedition 50","International Space Station (ISS)"],"dateCreated":"2017-03-30T00:34:00Z","datePublished":"2017-03-30T00:34:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T18:53:53Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"California Students to Speak to NASA Astronauts on International Space Station\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/california-students-to-speak-to-nasa-astronauts-on-international-space-station\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2017-03-30T00:34:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Humans in Space\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,Johnson Space Center,Astronauts,Expedition 50,International Space Station (ISS)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"NASA\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"featured_image":{"id":54290,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iss050e015997.jpg","title":"iss050e015997","alt":"Astronaut Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/51319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/51319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":370281,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/51319\/revisions\/370281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51319"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=51319"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=51319"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=51319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}