As a part of the state’s first Earth-to-space name, college students from Louisiana could have a chance quickly to listen to from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Woody Hoburg will reply prerecorded questions from Lake Charles-area college students by means of the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council’s NASA ASTRO CAMP. The Lake Charles space was affected by two hurricanes not too long ago and this occasion is designed to assist encourage and excite native college students taking part in a week-long camp expertise.

The downlink will air stay at 10:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 25, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the company’s website.

Hosted by the Louisiana Space Grant, which is funded by means of NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, the occasion will attain 300 college students in-person and 5,000 college students nearly.

Media fascinated by overlaying the occasion ought to RSVP no later than 6 p.m. on Monday, July 24, to Holly Holland at 337-540-0890 or holly.holland@cpsb.org.

For greater than 22 years, astronauts have repeatedly lived and labored aboard the area station, testing applied sciences, performing science, and growing the talents wanted to discover farther from Earth. Astronauts residing in area aboard the orbiting laboratory talk with NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day by means of the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Near Space Network.

Important analysis and expertise investigations going down aboard the area station advantages folks on Earth and lays the groundwork for future exploration.

As a part of Artemis, NASA will ship astronauts to the Moon to organize for future human exploration of Mars. Inspiring the subsequent era of explorers – the Artemis Generation – ensures America will proceed to guide in area exploration and discovery.