NASA astronaut aboard ISS to interact with students in live call

Washington: NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will interact with students of a volunteer service organization in a live call from space Tuesday May 21, 2024, the American space agency said.

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, it said.

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.

The Earth-to-space call will stream live at 11:40 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 on NASA+, NASA Television, NASA app, and the agency's website.

NASA Mission

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 (ISS) benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for other agency missions",NASA said.

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.

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