{"id":51643,"date":"2018-09-21T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-432887"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:12:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:12:15","slug":"houston-medical-students-to-speak-live-with-nasa-astronaut-on-space-station","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/houston-medical-students-to-speak-live-with-nasa-astronaut-on-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Medical Students to Speak Live 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\/09\/m18-140.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor replaces a high-definition television camera inside Japan\u2019s Kibo laboratory module.\" 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\/09\/m18-140.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronaut Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor replaces a high-definition television camera inside Japan\u2019s Kibo laboratory module on Sep. 6. Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor will speak with medical school students in Houston during via downlink from the International Space Station next week. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Medical students from The University of Texas Health Sciences Center (UTHealth) in Houston will speak with an astronaut aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\">International Space Station<\/a> next week. The Earth-to-space call, part of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/stem-on-station\/year-of-education.html\">Year of Education on Station<\/a>, will air live on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/serena-m-aunon-chancellor\/biography\">Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor<\/a> will answer questions about life and work aboard the space station from students at her alma mater UTHealth at 12:50 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will take place in MSB 3.001 of the McGovern Medical School at 6431 Fannin St. in Houston. Media interested in covering the event should contact Deborah Mann Lake at <a href=\"mailto:deborah.m.lake@ut.tmc.edu\">deborah.m.lake@ut.tmc.edu<\/a> or 713-500-3304.<\/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. Astronauts living in space on the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA\u2019s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/heo\/scan\/services\/networks\/sn\">Space Network<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/heo\/scan\/services\/networks\/tdrs_main\">Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow NASA astronauts on social media at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA_Astronauts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweets by NASA_Astronauts<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>See videos and lesson plans highlighting research on 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\/stemonstation\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Katherine Brown<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1288<br \/>\nkatherine.m.brown@nasa.gov<br \/>\nCarla Santiago<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-7150<br \/>\ncarla.a.santiago@nasa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical students from The University of Texas Health Sciences Center (UTHealth) in Houston will speak with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station next week. The Earth-to-space call, part of NASA\u2019s Year of Education on Station, will air live on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s website. NASA astronaut Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor will answer questions about life [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":53932,"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":"M18-140","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":[2800,8362,2850,2849,2656,2735,2861,2867],"news-tags":[12345],"internal-terms":[9513,9508],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Houston Medical Students to Speak Live with NASA Astronaut on Space Station","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/houston-medical-students-to-speak-live-with-nasa-astronaut-on-space-station\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/houston-medical-students-to-speak-live-with-nasa-astronaut-on-space-station\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg"},"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","NASA Headquarters","Astronauts","Expedition 56","For Educators","For Kids and Students","Humans in Space","International Space Station (ISS)","Johnson Space Center"],"dateCreated":"2018-09-21T22:15:00Z","datePublished":"2018-09-21T22:15:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T19:12:15Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Houston Medical Students to Speak Live with NASA Astronaut on Space Station\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/houston-medical-students-to-speak-live-with-nasa-astronaut-on-space-station\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2018-09-21T22:15:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Humans in Space\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,NASA Headquarters,Astronauts,Expedition 56,For Educators,For Kids and Students,Humans in Space,International Space Station (ISS),Johnson Space Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"NASA\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"featured_image":{"id":53932,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/m18-140.jpeg","title":"m18-140","alt":"NASA astronaut Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor replaces a high-definition television camera inside Japan\u2019s Kibo laboratory module.","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/51643"}],"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\/51643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":369896,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/51643\/revisions\/369896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51643"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=51643"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=51643"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=51643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}