May 20, 2013

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

Tammie Letroise-Brown Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 tammie r letroise-brown@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-082

MASSACHUSETTS STUDENTS SPEAK LIVE WITH ORBITING NASA ASTRONAUT

HOUSTON -- NASA Expedition 35 astronaut and flight engineer Chris Cassidy will speak live from the International Space Station with students at Talbot Innovation Middle School in Fall River, Mass , at 10:05 a m EDT, Thursday, May 23

The 20-minute air-to-ground event will be broadcast on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's website Students will be able to ask Cassidy questions about life, work and research aboard the orbiting laboratory He began his stay on the station in March

Media representatives who want to attend the event may contact Elizabeth Coogan at ecoogan@fallriverschools org or 508-675-8350 Talbot Innovation Middle School is located at 124 Melrose St

NASA activities have been incorporated into classes at the school in preparation for the conversation Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides them with an authentic, live experience of space exploration, space study, and the scientific components of space travel and possibilities of life in space

This in-flight education downlink is one in a series with educational organizations in the United States and abroad to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics (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

For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink 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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