Afterschool Webinar:
Lights On Afterschool w/NASA: Pilot, Astronaut, Leader! Oh my!
Lights On Afterschool w/NASA: Pilot, Astronaut, Leader! Oh my!
Watch Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME_QNuGO1IQ
NASA received many more questions from students that there was time for during the event. Most popular questions are grouped into categories and answered here.
Several students were fascinated with Ms. Melroy’s exciting career and the path she followed.
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Ms. Melroy was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1994. She has been to space three times (STS-92, STS-112, STS-120) and is one of only two women to command a space shuttle. She is currently the NASA Deputy Administrator. Read more about her education and career here:
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Students were curious about all things ISS and had many more questions than Ms. Melroy had time to answer.
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These are all great questions. Check out these websites to learn about life on the ISS. The ISS orbits the Earth at an altitude of approximately 250 miles and does not travel further out into space. The sun is almost 93 million miles from Earth, much too far for human travel.
Did you know a spacesuit is a mini spacecraft? Spacesuits protect astronauts from the dangers of being outside the spacecraft. Spacesuits have evolved since the earliest days of space travel.
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Spacesuits have evolved since the earliest days of space travel. Spacesuits come in different sizes and the newest suits will be custom fit for each astronaut.
Pam Melroy went to space on the Space Shuttle, the world’s first reusable spacecraft. The final flight of the Space Shuttle was in 2011. NASA will return to the Moon on the Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket ever build.
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NASA has many resources on rockets. Check out the ones below.
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Some people think there is no gravity in space. In fact, there is a small amount of gravity everywhere in space.
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It takes approximately 3-4 days for astronauts to travel from the Earth to the Moon. Read more about Artemis, NASA’s return to the Moon.
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