CONGRESSMAN COSTA ANNOUNCES NASA SPACEFLIGHT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

Fresno, CA - Today, Congressman JimCosta (CA-20) announced that schools are eligible to apply for the LiveIn-Flight Downlink offered by NASA Spaceflight Education Opportunities (NSEO);which allows students, educators and community members to communicate within-flight astronauts.

"Thisis an exciting chance for students to gain first-hand knowledge on a range ofsubjects from interacting with crewmembers on an in-space flight," CongressmanCosta said.

Thelive in-flight downlink allows students and educators to interact with the crewfor 20 minutes and is provided at no cost to the host organization. This will be part of a well-planned educationexperience and help to expand on the information students have received inschools.

Interestedschools are encouraged to submit applications, which will be judged on a numberof criteria. The downlink must bedesigned to respond to a need identified by the education community, makedirect use of NASA to involve educators and students from a diverse communityand expand on already existing science, technology, engineering and mathematicsprograms in the school.

Pleasevisit https://aesp.nasa.okstate.edu/jsc/tfsp/Documents/howtoguide.pdf

foradditional information. Or contactFabiola González at my Fresno District Office, 559-495-1620.

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