NASA Astronauts to Answer Missouri Students' STEM Questions Live from Space Station

Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway will answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions from Missouri students during an Earth-to-space call aboard the International Space Station. The event begins at 10:50 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 30, and will be streamed live on NASA’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel.

The University of Missouri Pre-Employment Transition Services in Columbia, Missouri, is hosting the event for students in grades K-12 and community members, aiming to deepen understanding of space exploration and inspire future STEM careers.

For over 25 years, astronauts have lived and worked aboard the space station, conducting research, testing technologies, and developing skills for future exploration. Astronaut communication with NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston is maintained 24/7 via the Space Communications and Navigation's Near Space Network.

Research and technology investigations on the space station benefit life on Earth and support missions like NASA’s Artemis program, which targets returning astronauts to the Moon and preparing for human exploration of Mars.