Feb 17, 2012

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann marie trotta@nasa gov

Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 rachel h kraft@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-030

NEW JERSEY EDUCATION CONSORTIUM HOSTS LIVE CHAT WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS

WASHINGTON -- Students and educators from Sussex County, N J , will gather at Newton High School on Wednesday, Feb 22, to further their space studies by speaking live with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineer Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station The Earth-to-space communication will take place at 10 a m EST and be broadcast live on NASA Television

The students participating in the event range from kindergarten through 12th grade They represent the Newton, Andover Regional and Green Township school districts in Sussex County, all of which are part of the Tri-District Curriculum Consortium U S Rep Scott Garrett (R-NJ) is expected to join the group for this special event

Reporters wanting to attend the event must contact Mary Decker at mdecker@newtonnj org or 973-383-7392, ext 230, by noon Tuesday, Feb 21 Newton High School is located at 44 Reyerson Ave in Newton

The students participated in a variety of space-focused science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educational initiatives in preparation for the space station downlink They also designed a special patch to commemorate their interaction with the orbiting astronauts

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 Program, which 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/nasatv

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

To follow Twitter updates from Burbank and Pettit, visit:

http://twitter com/AstroCoastie

and

http://twitter com/Astro_Pettit

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