Astronauts to Make Virtual Connection With Students
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- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:12:05 -0700 (PDT)
April 25, 2008
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexander@xxxxxxxx
Dewayne Washington
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
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RELEASE: 08-108
ASTRONAUTS TO MAKE VIRTUAL CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS
GREENBELT, MD -- Astronauts flying on a space shuttle mission to
service the Hubble Space Telescope for a final time will speak to
middle school students across America simultaneously at 1:15 p.m.
EDT, April 30, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,
Md.
Through NASA's Digital Learning Network (DLN), students at five
middle
schools and an invited student audience at Goddard will talk to the
shuttle crew. Topics of discussion will include details about the
upcoming STS-125 mission to service Hubble. Astronauts also will
discuss career diversity among the crew. Each has a doctorate degree
in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics discipline.
The goal of the DLN is to enhance NASA's capability to deliver unique
content by linking students and educators with NASA experts. The DLN
offers videoconferencing or Webcasting at no charge, providing
interactive educational experiences to students and teachers from
kindergarten to college across the country and around the world.
Schools selected to participate are Junior High School 145 Arturo
Toscanini, Bronx, New York; Brenham Junior High School, Brenham,
Texas; and South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency, Shelton,
Washington. Two NASA Explorer Schools, Greencastle-Antrim Middle
School, Greencastle, Pennsylvania, and Middle School at Parkside,
Jackson, Michigan, also will participate.
Anyone can view the 45-minute event live at http://dln.nasa.gov/dln/.
For more information about the Hubble Space Telescope, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/hubble
For information about NASA education, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/education
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