{"id":51928,"date":"2018-02-16T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T18:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-418691"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:04:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:04:48","slug":"minnesota-students-to-speak-with-nasa-astronauts-on-space-station","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/minnesota-students-to-speak-with-nasa-astronauts-on-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts 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\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1638\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?w=1638\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Official portrait of Expedition 54 astronaut Mark Vande Hei\" 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\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Official portrait of Expedition 54 astronaut Mark Vande Hei <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Students in central Minnesota will speak with NASA astronauts living, working and doing research aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\">International Space Station<\/a> at 1:35 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 20. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call 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>The event is being hosted by the College of Saint Benedict (CSB), in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and Saint John\u2019s University (SJU), located in nearby Collegeville, Minnesota. Students from five area middle and high schools will travel to SJU for the call to Expedition 54 astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/mark-t-vande-hei\/biography\">Mark Vande Hei<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/scott-d-tingle\/biography\">Scott Tingle<\/a> aboard the space station, posing questions about life aboard the orbital outpost, NASA\u2019s deep space exploration plans, and doing science in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vande Hei, an SJU alumnus, arrived at the space station on Sept.12 and will return to Earth later this month. Tingle arrived Dec.19 and is scheduled to return to Earth in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students across the participating school districts have been preparing for the event by studying the space station, astronaut biographies, and incorporating rockets and space station-focused physics lessons into the curriculum, as well as hosting an Engineering Design Competition. About 200 people are expected to be on-site at the university during the downlink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media interested in attending the event should contact Michael Hemmesch via email at             <a href=\"mailto:mhemmesch@csbsju.edu\">mhemmesch@csbsju.edu<\/a> or phone at 320-363-2595. CSB & SJU will host the event at 2850 Abbey Plaza in Collegeville.<\/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\u2019s Year of Education on Station, which provides extensive space station-related resources and opportunities to students and educators. Astronauts living in space on the orbiting laboratory communicate with the Mission Control Center on Earth 24 hours a day through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/heo\/scan\/services\/networks\/sn\">Space Network<\/a>\u2019s Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the astronauts on social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.twitter.com\/NASA_astronauts\/\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>Sean Potter<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1536<br \/>\nsean.potter@nasa.gov<br \/>\nKelly Humphries<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\nkelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students in central Minnesota will speak with NASA astronauts living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station at 1:35 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 20. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s website. The event is being hosted by the College of Saint Benedict (CSB), in St. Joseph, [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":54081,"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":"M18-033","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":[2800,8360,2850,2849,2735,2867],"news-tags":[12345],"internal-terms":[9508,9505],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Minnesota Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/minnesota-students-to-speak-with-nasa-astronauts-on-space-station\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/minnesota-students-to-speak-with-nasa-astronauts-on-space-station\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.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 54","For Educators","For Kids and Students","International Space Station (ISS)"],"dateCreated":"2018-02-16T18:23:00Z","datePublished":"2018-02-16T18:23:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T19:04:48Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Minnesota Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/minnesota-students-to-speak-with-nasa-astronauts-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\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2018-02-16T18:23:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Humans in Space\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,NASA Headquarters,Astronauts,Expedition 54,For Educators,For Kids and Students,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":54081,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25142007042_2d2377001b_k.jpg","title":"25142007042_2d2377001b_k","alt":"Official portrait of Expedition 54 astronaut Mark Vande Hei","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/51928"}],"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\/51928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":370081,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/51928\/revisions\/370081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51928"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=51928"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=51928"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=51928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}