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1. SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS CONNECT LIVE WITH D C STUDENTS

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:00:05 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS CONNECT LIVE WITH D C STUDENTS

Nov 18, 2010

Jenna C Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601

Report #M10-163

SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS CONNECT LIVE WITH D C STUDENTS

WASHINGTON - To highlight International Education Week (IEW), NASA and the U S Department of Education will host a live long-distance call for students with International Space Station residents Scott Kelly, Shannon Walker and Doug Wheelock

NASA Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will join students from Hart Middle School and Deal Middle School in Washington to discuss living and working in space with the ISS crew The downlink is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov 23, from 11:20 to 11:40 a m EST, and will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website

Media representatives interested in attending the event should contact Jim Bradshaw at the Department of Education at jim bradshaw@ed gov by 5:00 p m Monday, Nov 22 The event will take place at the Department of Education's auditorium located at 400 Maryland Avenue, S W in Washington

Both schools have teachers from the Teach for America program who helped develop the event Teach for America is a network of top college graduates and professionals who commit to teach for two years to expand educational opportunities in urban and rural public schools

This year's IEW theme is "International Education: Striving for a Sustainable Future " IEW continues a long-standing partnership between NASA and the Education Department that celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide

Kelly, Walker and Wheelock are living and conducting science experiments aboard the space station for about six months Wheelock, who is commander of the station's Expedition 25, and Walker are due to return to Earth Thursday, Nov 25 Kelly will remain on board, serving as the Expedition 26 commander, until March

The live, in-flight education downlink is one of 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 program that promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program

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 International Space Station and the crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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