{"id":221927,"date":"2025-05-23T05:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=8caa0a059041a80f45b7a6e825b01677"},"modified":"2025-05-23T05:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:00:16","slug":"nasa-astronaut-to-answer-questions-from-students-in-washington-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=221927","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Washington State"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Anne McClain points a camera at herself and takes a \u201cspace-selfie\u201d during a May 1, 2025, spacewalk outside the International Space Station.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/may-27-downlink-in-washington-image.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronaut Anne McClain points a camera at herself and takes a \u201cspace-selfie\u201d during a May 1, 2025, spacewalk outside the International Space Station. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA astronaut and Spokane, Washington, native Anne McClain will participate in an event with students from the Mobius Discovery Center located in her hometown. McClain will answer prerecorded questions submitted by students from aboard the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the 20-minute Earth-to-space call on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NASASTEM\/live\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA STEM YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place at 1:25 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 27. Media interested in covering the event must RSVP no later than 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 23, to Karen Hudson at 509-321-7125 or via email at: <a href=\"mailto:mkhudson@mobiusspokane.org\">mkhudson@mobiusspokane.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Mobius Discovery Center will host the event for elementary, middle, and high school students from various schools across the region, nonprofit organizations, and the Kalispel Tribe. This event is designed to foster imagination among students through exploration of hands-on exhibits and science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics learning opportunities while inspiring students to consider McClain\u2019s career path.<\/p>\n<p>For more than 24 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\u2019s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/heo\/scan\/index.html\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCaN<\/a>\u2019s (Space Communications and Navigation) Near Space Network.<\/p>\n<p>Important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the space station benefit people on Earth and lays the groundwork for other agency missions. As part of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\">Artemis<\/a> 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 continues to lead in space exploration and discovery.<\/p>\n<p>See videos of astronauts aboard the space station at:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stemonstation\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stemonstation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n<p>Gerelle Dodson<br \/>Headquarters, Washington<br \/>202-358-1600<br \/><a href=\"mailto:gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov\">gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sandra Jones<br \/>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>281-483-5111<br \/><a href=\"mailto:sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov\">sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module 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