WASHINGTON, May 16, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Students of a volunteer service organization will
have the opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut
Jeanette Epps aboard the
International Space Station.
The Earth-to-space call will stream live at 11:40 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 21, on NASA+,
NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website.
Media interested in covering the event must RSVP no later than
5 p.m., Monday, May 20, by contacting Kimberly Sweet at knoelsweet@gmail.com or
601-260-1208.
Junior chapters of The Links, Incorporated, and the National
Society of Black Engineers across the
United States will ask pre-recorded questions and host a
live viewing event. The Links is an international, not-for-profit,
volunteer service organization focused on the culture and economic
survival of African Americans and other people of African
ancestry.
For more than 23 years, astronauts have continuously lived and
worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing
science, and developing skills needed to explore farther from
Earth. Astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory communicate with
NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through SCaN (Space
Communications and Navigation) Near Space Network.
Important research and technology investigations taking place
aboard the International Space station benefits people on Earth and
lays the groundwork for other agency missions. As part of NASA's
Artemis campaign, the agency will send astronauts to the Moon to
prepare for future human exploration of Mars. Inspiring Artemis
Generation explorers and ensuring the
United States will continue to lead in space exploration and
discovery.
See videos and lesson plans highlighting space station research
at:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
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