More Students To Speak With an Astronaut Onboard the ISS

iss053e047057 (Sept. 26, 2017) Flight Engineer Joe Acaba installs botany gear for the Veggie facility to demonstrate plant growth in space for the Veg 03 experiment. The botany study uses the Veggie plant growth facility to cultivate cabbage, lettuce and mizuna, which are harvested on orbit with samples returned to Earth for testing.

iss053e047057 (Sept. 26, 2017) --- Flight Engineer Joe Acaba installs botany gear for the Veggie facility to demonstrate plant growth in space for the Veg-03 experiment. The botany study uses the Veggie plant growth facility to cultivate cabbage, lettuce and mizuna, which are harvested on-orbit with samples returned to Earth for testing.

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As NASA’s Year of Education on Station continues, students from 10 schools in Idaho will have the exciting opportunity to speak with teacher-turned-astronaut Joe Acaba on Wednesday, Jan. 17, as he soars 250 miles above Earth on the International Space Station. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

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