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1. NASA Astronaut and Elite Athletes Host Google+ Hangout

Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:31:35 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA Astronaut and Elite Athletes Host Google+ Hangout

July 12, 2013

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M13-109

NASA Astronaut and Elite Athletes Host Google+ Hangout

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins will discuss health, fitness and astronaut training with several elite American athletes in a Google+ Hangout at 3 p m CDT (4 p m EDT) Wednesday, July 17

The Hangout can be seen live on NASA's Google+ page or on NASA Television Participants will be:

� Rachel Flatt, 2010 U S Olympic team figure skater � Curt Tomasevicz 2010 U S Olympic bobsledder � Rich Froning Jr , CrossFit Games champion � Jared Crick, Houston Texans professional football player � Peter Moore, Men's Health magazine � Sam Kass, an Obama Administration senior policy advisor on nutrition and executive director of the White House's Lets Move! campaign � Mark Guilliams, Hopkins' lead strength and conditioning coach

A colonel in the U S Air Force, Hopkins is in the final phase of his mission training as he and his crewmates prepare for their Sept 25 launch to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Hopkins has participated in many sports and athletics throughout his life, including serving as the team captain for the football team while at the University of Illinois His recreational interests include hockey, backpacking, snow skiing and running He also is an avid fan of CrossFit and weight lifting

NASA's social media followers may submit questions on Twitter and Google+ in advance and during the Hangout using the hashtag #askNASA Before the Hangout begins, NASA will open a thread on its Facebook page where questions may be posted

To join the Hangout, visit:

https://plus google com/events/cu89ta1tvo21avsoa2ucm6unqug

To view the Hangout on NASA TV, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For Hopkins' astronaut biography, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/hopkins-ms html

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