LIVE with NASA Astronauts Megan McArthur and Mark Vande Hei on the International Space Station
REACH A Space Podcast for KidsShow Notes
On Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids was given the distinct honor of interviewing NASA Astronauts Megan McArthur and Mark Vande Hei onboard the International Space Station LIVE via NASA TV. We discussed what it's like to live in space, work on the ISS, and asked questions from REACH’s middle-grade listeners. We are thrilled to present this conversation in its entirety on today's episode. If you like the conversation, don't forget to give it a share and drop us a review in your podcast player of choice. Special thanks to NASA Astronauts Megan McArthur and Mark Vande Hei. You can follow Megan via @Astro_Megan, and Mark at @Astro_Sabot. We’d also like to offer a special thanks to Victoria Ugalde and Rodrigo Mireles at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, to Kay Ferrari and Calla Cofield at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and to everyone at NASA Space Place. Learn about NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/k-megan-mcarthur Learn about NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/mark-t-vande-hei Learn about NASA Astronauts: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts Learn about the International Space Station: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html or follow on social media via @Space_Station. Learn about REACH in Daddy’s Digesthttps://daddysdigest.com/article/interstellar-conversation-nasa-astronauts-live-from-iss Learn about REACH in the Chicago Sun-Timeshttps://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/9/3/22652930/space-podcast-connects-kids-nasa-astronauts-international-space-station We’d also like to offer a special thanks to our ongoing partners and collaborators: The Cosmosphere International Science Center & Space Museumhttps://cosmo.org/ The Adler Planetariumhttps://www.adlerplanetarium.org/ The Kids Listen Communityhttps://www.kidslisten.org/ Exploration Placehttps://exploration.org/ NASA Space Placehttps://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ You can find Madison's podcast All Things Madison at:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-madison-podcast/id1512260906 and Olivia's podcast Curious Kid Podcast at:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/curious-kid-podcast/id1437708666 And a very spacial thanks to: Janet Davidson-MarshallLiz AndersonJesse CaseSteven LyonsBeth KligermanJoalda MorancySuzanna StaplerKate Evans, CBC RadioThe REACH Learning CommunityAnd all of our guests Stay tuned for Season 3 coming October 2021!
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