Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov

Rachel Kraft
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov   


MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-179

SEATTLE STUDENTS CHAT WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS ON MONDAY

WASHINGTON -- Students gathered at the Museum of Flight in Seattle
will make a long distance call to astronauts aboard the International
Space Station at approximately 1:35 p.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 29.

Students from Aviation High School, Puyallup High School, Civil Air
Patrol and Liberty High School will ask Expedition 28 Flight
Engineers Ron Garan, Mike Fossum and Satoshi Furukawa questions about
life, work and research in space. The event will include a video link
with the three astronauts and will be broadcast live on NASA
Television.

To attend the event, reporters must contact Mike Bush at the museum at
mbush@museumofflight.org 253-307-3225.
The museum offers a variety of education activities that explore
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the space
program. It also hosts the Washington Aerospace Scholars program, a
hands-on, STEM-focused initiative for high school juniors based on
NASA's Texas Aerospace Scholars program.

This in-flight education downlink is one in a series with educational
organizations in the United States and abroad to improve STEM
teaching and learning. It is an integral component of NASA's Teaching
From Space education program, which promotes learning opportunities
and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique
environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program.

The exact time of the downlink could change. For the latest NASA TV
schedule, visit:


http://www.nasa.gov/ntv


For information about NASA's education programs, visit:


http://www.nasa.gov/education


For information about the International Space Station, visit:


http://www.nasa.gov/station