Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet work on U.S. spacesuits inside the International Space Station's U.S. Quest airlock in May. | nasa.gov
Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet work on U.S. spacesuits inside the International Space Station's U.S. Quest airlock in May. | nasa.gov
Students in Georgia and California recently got the chance to query astronauts on the International Space Station during a virtual event, according to a press release from NASA.
On Aug. 30, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide responded to prerecorded video questions from students at the Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia, while on Aug. 31, NASA astronaut Megan McArthur and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet did the same for students at the William S. Hart Union High School District in Santa Barbara, California.
’’How do astronauts exercise in space? Lovett alum @astro_kimbrough explains from his post on the @SpaceStation. On Aug. 30, watch live on @NASATV as Col. Kimbrough answers questions from @TheLovettSchool and @BreakthroughATL students. Stay tuned for viewing details,’’ the Lovett School stated on Twitter.
Additionally, NASA Television, the NASA app and the agency's website provided live coverage of Earth-to-space communications.
Astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory are able to communicate 24 hours a day with NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston through the Space Network's Tracking and Data Relay Satellites.
Astronauts have been living and working aboard the space station for more than two decades, testing equipment, conducting research and developing the techniques needed to explore farther into space.
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