{"id":55869,"date":"2017-05-17T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T21:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-401998"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:55:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:55:20","slug":"utah-students-to-speak-to-nasa-astronauts-on-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/utah-students-to-speak-to-nasa-astronauts-on-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah 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\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg?w=1280\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Expedition 51 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA \" 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\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Expedition 51 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA will speak with students gathered at Utah State University\u2019s (USU) Space Dynamics Laboratory in North Logan, Utah. The event will be hosted by USU in partnership with U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Utah students will speak with NASA astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station at 12:40 p.m. EDT Friday, May 19. 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 51 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer, both of NASA, will speak with students gathered at Utah State University\u2019s (USU) Space Dynamics Laboratory in North Logan, Utah. The event will be hosted by USU in partnership with U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whitson launched to the space station Nov. 17, 2016. Fischer launched to the station in April. Both astronauts are scheduled to return to Earth in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hatch plans to attend the event. He will speak with the students and then open the call to the astronauts. All participating students are focusing their education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur students will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to communicate with astronauts in space,\u201d Hatch said. \u201cThis historic event is the culmination of months of hard work and coordination between my office and our friends at NASA. Utah has long been a key contributor to NASA missions, and Utah State is one of the leading space-grant universities. That\u2019s why I have fought to improve our space exploration capabilities throughout my senate service. It\u2019s an honor that our state was chosen to host this special event, which will only strengthen the natural partnership between Utah\u2019s STEM workforce and the U.S. space program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media interested in covering the event should contact Eric Warren, director of media relations for Utah State University, at 435-881-8439 or <a href=\"mailto:eric.warren@usu.edu\">eric.warren@usu.edu<\/a>. The event is scheduled to take place in the Robert F. Bennett Research Laboratory building at the Space Dynamics Laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A map to the facility can be found here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.usu.edu\/map\/index.cfm?id=238\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following Utah schools will attend the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>InTech Collegiate High School, North Logan (grades 8-12)<\/li><li>Logan High School, Logan (grades 9-12)<\/li><li>Mount Logan Middle School, Logan (grades 6-8)<\/li><li>North Sanpete Middle School, Moroni (grades 7-8)<\/li><li>Uintah High School, Vernal (grades 10-12)<\/li><li>Wendover High School, Wendover (grades 10-12)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following Utah schools are slated to watch the downlink on NASA TV:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Dual Immersion Academy, Salt Lake City<\/li><li>Edith Bowen Laboratory School, Logan<\/li><li>Ephraim Middle School, Ephraim<\/li><li>Wendover Junior High School, Wendover<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In preparation for the in-flight education downlink, more than 400 students throughout Utah participated in various space-related activities based on NASA\u2019s education resources. These activities range from learning about what life is like for an astronaut in space and exploring space careers to participating in hands-on aerospace engineering activities, such as designing and 3-D printing instruments and tools to be used in space.<\/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 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<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0jChJmytTY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\/\">NASA TV Live<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"“NASA TV Live” — NASA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\/embed\/#?secret=tG06RvTSA9#?secret=0jChJmytTY\" data-secret=\"0jChJmytTY\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about 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\n<p>Karen Northon<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1540<br>\nkaren.northon@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>Utah students will speak with NASA astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station at 12:40 p.m. EDT Friday, May 19. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s website. Expedition 51 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer, both of NASA, will speak with students gathered at [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":54229,"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":"M17-055","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":[2800,8357,2735,2861,2867],"news-tags":[12348],"internal-terms":[9514,9508],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Utah Students to Speak to NASA Astronauts on International Space Station","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/utah-students-to-speak-to-nasa-astronauts-on-international-space-station\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/utah-students-to-speak-to-nasa-astronauts-on-international-space-station\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.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","NASA Headquarters","Astronauts","Expedition 51","International Space Station (ISS)","Johnson Space Center"],"dateCreated":"2017-05-17T21:27:00Z","datePublished":"2017-05-17T21:27:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T18:55:20Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Utah Students to Speak to NASA Astronauts on International Space Station\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/utah-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\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2017-05-17T21:27:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Humans in Space\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,NASA Headquarters,Astronauts,Expedition 51,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":4,"featured_image":{"id":54229,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/potus_iss_call-2.jpg","title":"potus_iss_call-2","alt":"Expedition 51 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/55869"}],"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\/55869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":370252,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/55869\/revisions\/370252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55869"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=55869"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=55869"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=55869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}