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*Oklahoma, Texas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station*
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NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured
conducting maintenance tasks inside the International Space Station’s Harmony
module.
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Students from Oklahoma and Texas will have separate opportunities this week
to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station [1].
The two space-to-Earth calls will air live Monday, Aug. 14, on NASA
Television, the NASA app [2], and the agency’s website [3].
At 12:10 p.m. EDT, NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Frank Rubio will answer
prerecorded questions from students in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. The event,
hosted by Kingfisher High School, will connect the students’ knowledge of
agriculture to plant science on station and STEM career opportunities. U.S.
Rep. Frank Lucas, chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and
Technology, will give opening and closing remarks.
Media interested in covering the event should contact David Coronado at:
Bowen and Rubio also will answer prerecorded questions from students at the
Odyssey Academy in Galveston, Texas at 1:50 p.m. Through the event, the
academy hopes to attract a diverse group of students to STEM and increase
participation in STEM activities.
Media interested in covering the event should contact SST Communications
202-680-8577 no later than 5 p.m. Aug. 11.
For more than 22 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard
the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing
the skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Astronauts living in space
aboard the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA’s Mission Control
Center in Houston through the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN [6])
Near Space Network.
Important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the
International Space Station benefit people on Earth and lay the groundwork
for future exploration.
As part of Artemis [7], NASA will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for
future human exploration of Mars. Inspiring the next generation of explorers
– the Artemis Generation – ensures America will continue to lead in space
exploration and discovery.
See videos and lesson plans highlighting research on the International Space
Station at:
*https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation* [8]
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Katherine Brown
Headquarters, Washington
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Sandra Jones 
Johnson Space Center, Houston
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[1] https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
[2] https://www.nasa.gov/connect/apps.html
[3] https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
[6] https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/index.html
[7] http://www.nasa.gov/artemis
[8] https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation