Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602
john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov

James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov

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NASA ASTRONAUT READY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS FROM SPACE

HOUSTON -- Flying 220 miles above the Earth aboard the International
Space Station, NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff is ready to take your
questions.

The public can now submit inquiries to Chamitoff and get answers
direct from space on NASA's Web site. To submit a question, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ask

Mission Control will transmit the questions to Chamitoff weekly. He
will answer as many as his schedule will allow. Check back
periodically to the link above for the transcript and audio clips of
the astronaut's answers.

Chamitoff is a flight engineer for the Expedition 17 mission. He flew
to the station aboard the space shuttle Discovery in June and will
return to Earth aboard shuttle Endeavour in November.

For more on Chamitoff's mission and the International Space Station,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station