NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and Jaxa (Japan Aerospace Exploration) astronaut Takuya Onishi will answer pre-recorded questions submitted by middle and high school students in New York and Ohio. Both teams will hear astronauts in two separate events on the International Space Station.

The first event, held Tuesday, May 20 at 10:20 a.m. ET, included students from Long Beach High School in Rido Beach, New York. Media interested in reporting on the event at Long Beach Middle School must return to Christi Tursi by 5pm on Monday, May 19 at ctursi@lbeach.org or 516-771-3960.

The second event, held at 11 a.m. ET on Friday, May 23, was a student from Vermilion High School in Ohio. Media interested in introducing the event at Vermilion High School before Thursday, May 22 at 5pm, must call: jbengele@vermilionschools.org or 440-479-7783.

Watch a 20-minute grounding call live on NASA STEM YouTube channel.

Long Beach Middle School will host events for students in grades 6 to 8. The school’s goal is to provide students and the community with experiences that enable space science gaps to bridge teaching and learning gaps in classrooms.

Vermilion High School will host events for students in grades 9 to 12 to help increase students’ interest in career pathways in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

For more than 24 years, astronauts have been living and working on the space station, testing technology, conducting science, and developing the skills needed to explore the skills needed to stay away from the planet. Astronauts in orbit communicate 24 hours a day with NASA's Mission Control Center near the space network through scanning (space communications and navigation).

Research and technical surveys conducted on the space station benefit people on Earth and lay the foundation for other agent missions. As part of NASA's Artemis movement, the agency will send astronauts to the moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars, inspire Artemis Generation Expenors, and ensure that the United States continues to lead space exploration and discovery.

View astronaut videos on the space station:

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Gerelle Dodson
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