Dec 30, 2009

Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie schierholz@nasa gov

Madeline Smith Winter High School, Winter, Wis 715-266-3301 msmith@winter k12 wi us

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WINTER HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNUS IN ORBIT ON SPACE STATION WILL TALK WITH WISCONSIN STUDENTS, STATE REPRESENTATIVE

HOUSTON -- Wisconsin Rep Mary Williams will attend a discussion Jan 6, 2010, among astronauts orbiting 220 miles above Earth and students from two Wisconsin schools International Space Station Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineers T J Creamer and Soichi Noguchi will speak with students from Winter School in Winter, Wis , and Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School in Hayward, Wis

Williams, Creamer and Noguchi are members of the station's Expedition 22 crew Williams is a 1976 graduate of Winter High School and considers Winter his hometown

The live call from orbit will take place between 8:40 a m and 9 a m CST during an event at Winter High School from 8:30 a m to 11:30 a m The event will include videos of the astronauts' launches to the orbiting outpost aboard Soyuz rockets Additionally, Mike Simonson of Wisconsin Public Radio will display objects brought back from Williams' launch in Kazakhstan

Students have been preparing for the downlink by studying science experiments, designing presentations and creating space and mission-themed art projects Students also have made a welcome center in the main entrance of the school that contains a moonscape, 3-D star and planet mobiles, a spaceship and an astronaut

The downlink is one in a series with educational organizations in the U S and abroad to improve teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics It is an integral component of Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office Teaching From Space promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of human spaceflight

NASA Television will air video of Williams, Creamer and Noguchi during the downlink For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

For information about the space shuttle program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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