NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Colorado Students
- NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers will answer questions from Colorado students on April 21 via a space-to-Earth call, hosted by Woodland Park High School.
- The event is open to students from both high school and middle school levels, aiming to inspire young minds and show that big dreams can be achieved despite being in a small town.
- Ayers, a graduate of Woodland Park, will discuss science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related topics with the students while working on the International Space Station.
- The event is part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, which aims to send astronauts to the Moon and prepare for future human exploration of Mars, inspiring the next generation of explorers.
- The space-to-Earth call will be broadcast live on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel at 11:55 a.m. EDT on April 21, and media interested in covering the event must RSVP by April 18.
Students from Woodland Park, Colorado, will connect with NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Station.
Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel.
The event, hosted by Woodland Park High School, also is open to students from Woodland Park Middle School. The Colorado high school wants to show students that even though they reside in a small town, they can achieve big dreams. Ayers, who considers Colorado Springs and Divide, Colorado, home, is a graduate of Woodland Park.
Media interested in covering the event must RSVP by 5 p.m., Friday, April 18 to Lindsey Prahl at lprah@wpsdk12.org or 719-922-1019.
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’s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through SCaN’s (Space Communications and Navigation) Near Space Network.
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’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 continues 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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Tiernan Doyle
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
tiernan.doyle@nasa.gov
Sandra Jones
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov