CLEVELAND — Astronauts on the International Space Station will field questions from Ohio school students Wednesday morning.
NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn will answer prerecorded video questions from elementary, middle and high school students from 11 Ohio schools. The event will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app and nasa.gov.
The schools participating in Wednesday’s event include:
- Admiral King Elementary School – Lorain
- Cleveland School of Science and Medicine – Cleveland
- Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School – Cleveland
- East Technical High School – Cleveland
- Horizon Science Academy – Denison Middle School – Cleveland
- I Promise School – Akron
- John Marshall School of Information Technology High School – Cleveland
- MC2STEM High School – Cleveland
- Parma Community Middle School – Parma
- The Ginn Academy – Cleveland
- Warrensville Heights Elementary School – Warrensville Heights
Chari and Marshburn left earth Nov. 10, 2021. Marshburn is amid his third spaceflight while Chari is in outer space for the first time.
“The event will provide an opportunity to engage students and the public in a unique experience involving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), share the importance of education and career preparation in these fields, and raise awareness of NASA’s work in Ohio,” NASA said in a statement. “Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance, and interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.”
