Florida Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station

NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines, Crew-4 mission specialist and pilot respectively, look out the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecrafts windows during their journey to the International Space Station to become a part of the Expedition 67 crew.
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Florida students will have an opportunity soon to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The space-to-Earth call will air live at 11:05 a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 6, on NASA Television, theNASA app, and the agencys website.

NASA astronauts Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins will answer prerecorded video questions from Gifford Youth Achievement Center students. The Gifford Youth Achievement Center is a nonprofit organization providing year-round educational programs to improve academic achievement for students from disadvantaged communities. The downlink will be part of a science fair focused on how NASA enables space exploration entitled, Living in Space, Preparing on Earth.

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