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.
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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 NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration Television and the agency’s website.