Orbiting Space Shuttle Astronauts Answer Questions from Students Nationwide

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Feb. 11, 2010

Stephanie Schierholz 
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-4997 
stephanie.schierholz@xxxxxxxx 

Jenna Maddix 
Johnson Space Center, Houston 
281-244-0185 
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-023

ORBITING SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS NATIONWIDE

WASHINGTON -- Students in elementary and middle schools nationwide 
will have their questions about space answered live on Feb. 14 by 
space shuttle astronauts orbiting 220 miles above Earth. 

The students, who attend nine NASA Explorer Schools nationwide, 
submitted their questions to NASA via video. Space shuttle Pilot 
Terry Virts and Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire will answer the 
students' questions on NASA TV. The call is targeted for 10:34 p.m. 
to 10:54 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 14, but could take place five to 15 
minutes earlier or later. Viewers should consult the NASA TV schedule 
to confirm timing. Any questions the astronauts do not answer will be 
answered later by subject matter experts during an event on NASA's 
Digital Learning Network. 

Virts and Hire launched to space Monday, Feb. 8, aboard space shuttle 
Endeavour from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During their 
13-day mission, Endeavour's crew are conducting three spacewalks and 
delivering the Tranquility node and a cupola to expand the space 
station. 

The NASA Explorer Schools that submitted video questions are: 


Phenix City Intermediate School in Phenix City, Ala. 

Edward Harris, Jr. Middle School in Elk Grove, Calif. 

Sequoia Middle School in Portersville, Calif. 

Vintage Math, Science and Technology Magnet School in North Hills, 
Calif. 

Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School in Sanford, Fla. 

Stewart Magnet Middle School in Tampa, Fla. 

Vance Elementary School in Asheville, N.C. 

Vernon School in Portland, Ore. 

John B. Cary Elementary School in Richmond, Va. 


The NASA Explorer Schools project establishes a three-year partnership 
between NASA and schools in diverse communities to address local 
challenges in science, technology, and mathematics education. The 
goal is to bring educators, administrators, students, and families 
together in sustained involvement with NASA's education programs. 

The event is part of a series with educational organizations in the 
U.S. and abroad to improve teaching and learning in science, 
technology, engineering and mathematics. The in-orbit call is part of 
Teaching From Space, a NASA project that uses the unique environment 
of human spaceflight to promote learning opportunities and build 
partnerships with the kindergarten through 12th grade education 
community. 

NASA Television will air video of Virts and Hire during the downlink. 
For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, 
visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 


For information about NASA Explorer Schools, visit: 



http://explorerschools.nasa.gov 


For information about NASA's education programs, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/education 


For information about the space shuttle, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle 

	
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