Utah students to have out-of-this-world conversation with astronaut in space
TOOELE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Students from Tooele County will speak with an astronaut on Monday — while he is still in space. The Tooele County School District planned a unique opportun… The Tooele County School District has planned a unique opportunity for students to speak with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) via radio. Astronaut Michael Barratt, currently working as the pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, will be able to answer students' questions via the Amateur Radio on the ISS. The event was organized by the school district to inspire students and foster enthusiasm for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The students will also participate in a STEM extravaganza at the Blue Peak High School gym on April 8.
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TOOELE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Students from Tooele County will speak with an astronaut on Monday — while he is still in space.
The Tooele County School District planned a unique opportunity for students to ask an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) questions through radio. Students will talk with Astronaut Michael Barratt, who is currently working as the pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission.
Organizers of the event say they secured a grant to facilitate “amateur radio experiments” in Tooele classrooms, which included communication with the ISS. They say the purpose is to inspire students and foster enthusiasm for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
“How many students in the world can say they talked directly with astronauts in space from their school? This is a unique chance for our students to engage with space exploration in a tangible and unforgettable way,” said Clint Thomsen, the teacher who spearheaded the project.
The communication with Barratt will take place on Monday, April 8, at the Community Learning Center in the Blue Peak High School gym at 11:45 a.m. and will be roughly 20 minutes long.
While speaking with an astronaut is the main event, teachers planned a “full-day STEM extravaganza” that includes themed lessons and activities, according to a press release.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched into orbit from Florida on March 3 manned with a four-person crew, according to NASA.
Michael Barratt is the pilot of the Dragon spacecraft, which is named Endeavour. He is joined by Commander Matthew Dominick, Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps and Russian Cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin.
Once arriving at the space station, NASA said the crew joined seven other astronauts from European, Japanese and Russian space agencies. Some of the astronauts from earlier crews have since returned to Earth.
NASA announced the purpose of the mission is to “conduct new scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and benefit humanity on Earth.” The crew will conduct 200 science experiments while at the ISS.
Barratt, who will speak with students via the Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS), has been to space three times and spent a total of 212 days in space prior to this mission. NASA said he has performed two spacewalks, which it defined as “any time an astronaut gets out of a vehicle while in space.”
Barratt is from Washington State and has five children with his wife Michelle Lynne Sasynuik.
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