August 07, 2009

Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja r alexander@nasa gov

Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 jenna c maddix@nasa gov

RELEASE: 09-184

TEXAS STUDENTS TO TALK LIVE WITH ASTRONAUT IN SPACE

WASHINGTON -- Students will have a unique opportunity to speak with International Space Station resident and NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra during an in-flight hookup from 10:20 to 10:40 a m EDT on Wednesday

Kopra is a U S Army colonel and flight engineer on the station's Expedition 20 crew A native of Austin, Texas, he will field questions from students in the Knowledge is Power Program and others at the city's Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum The event is historic; it is Kopra's first spaceflight and the first live station downlink in Austin

The museum is offering free public access starting at 8 a m CDT Wednesday Complimentary museum educational activities will include on-site experiments, hands-on educational programming, an inflatable planetarium, IMAX theater film screenings and special guest speakers from 8 a m to 3 p m For museum information, contact Timothy Dillon at timothy dillon@thestoryoftexas com

NASA's education downlinks are an integral component of the Teaching from Space Program, which encourages students to study and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math

The event is one in a series promoting learning opportunities and encouraging partnerships with U S and foreign educational organizations using the unique environment of human spaceflight

The downlink will air live on NASA Television and stream on the NASA Web site at:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For information on the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

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