Astronauts to Answer Questions from New Jersey Students

Students in New Jersey will hear from astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call begins at 12:05 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 18, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel.

Newton Public Schools in Newton, New Jersey, is hosting the event for students in grades K-12 and members of the community. Media interested in covering the event must RSVP by 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 17, to Dr. Joseph Piccirillo at 973-383-7392, x4229 or jpiccirillo@newtonnj.org.

For more than 25 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing skills needed to explore farther from Earth. They communicate with Mission Control in Houston 24 hours a day through SCaN’s Near Space Network.

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