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1. CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS
2. NASA ASTRONAUT TALKS SHOP WITH GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS

Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 13:19:06 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS

June 4, 2012

Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601

Report #M12-101

CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS

WASHINGTON -- Students at Junction Avenue K-8 School in Livermore, Calif , will speak with Expedition 31 flight engineers Don Pettit, Joseph Acaba and Andr� Kuipers aboard the International Space Station at 12:30 p m EDT on Wednesday, June 6 Media representatives are invited to attend

Elementary and middle school students will ask Pettit, Acaba and Kuipers questions about life, work and research aboard the orbiting space station The event will be broadcast live on NASA Television and include video of the space station residents Former NASA astronaut Tammy Jernigan will be at the school to speak with students

To attend the event, reporters must contact Jamal Fields at jfields@lvjusd k12 ca us or 925-606-4720, ext 6374 Junction Avenue K-8 School is located at 298 Junction Ave

NASA activities have been incorporated into classes at the school in preparation for the conversation with the space station astronauts First grade students are learning about local former astronauts who have been part of the space program, including Jernigan, Jeff Wiseoff and Jos� Hern�ndez Classes focused on health have highlighted advances made through space exploration to improve human life Art and leadership classes designed a logo for an "Opportunities Out of This World" theme focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)

Pettit, Kuipers, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Konenenko arrived at the space station on Dec 23, 2011 Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin joined them on May 17

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 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, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:54:07 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT TALKS SHOP WITH GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS

June 4, 2012

Brenda Cabaniss / Jay Bolden Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-8860

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M12-102

NASA ASTRONAUT TALKS SHOP WITH GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS

WASHINGTON -- NASA astronaut and retired U S Navy Capt Mike Foreman will speak to representatives from federal, state and local governments at the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) 2012 Communications School near Washington on June 7

Foreman's presentation begins at 4:30 p m EDT at the Sheraton National Hotel located at 900 S Orme St in Arlington, Va He will discuss how communication is vital to the success of any government operation, including spaceflights

Foreman was selected as an astronaut by NASA in June 1998 He flew on space shuttle missions STS-123 in March 2008 and STS-129 in November 2009 He has logged more than 637 hours in space, including 32 hours and 19 minutes during five spacewalks In 2010, Foreman served as the chief of external programs at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland He currently is assigned to the Exploration Branch of the Astronaut Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, working on the Commercial Crew Program

The NAGC is a national not-for-profit professional network of government employees who disseminate information within and outside government Its members are involved in all aspects of government communication from writers and graphic artists to broadcasters and information specialists

Media interested in attending Foreman's presentation should contact Glen Thomas of NAGC at 901-619-4536 To schedule an interview with Foreman, contact Brenda Cabaniss of the Astronaut Appearances Office at 281-244-8860 by noon EDT on Wednesday June 6

For more information about Foreman, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/foreman html

For more information about NASA, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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