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WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I’M KATHRYN
CLAYTON.

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THIS WEEK WE’RE HIGHLIGHTING THE CONTRIBUTIONS
OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION,

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AND A SET OF UPCOMING SPACEWALKS.

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SENDING SUPPLIES TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION

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REQUIRES A DIFFERENT PACKING METHOD

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THAN THE LUGGAGE WE USE TO TRAVEL ON EARTH.

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SPECIAL FLIGHT LOCKERS ARE USED TO TRANSPORT

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SUPPLIES FROM EARTH TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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FOUR OF THESE LOCKERS LAUNCHED

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ON THE SPACEX DEMO-2 FLIGHT TO THE STATION.

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THE LOCKERS WERE BUILT BY STUDENTS

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FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY THROUGH A PROGRAM
CALLED NASA HUNCH,

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OR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS UNITED WITH NASA TO
CREATE HARDWARE.

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HUNCH PROVIDES STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY

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TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE SPACE PROGRAM.

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STUDENTS IN 277 SCHOOLS IN 44 STATES

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CAN PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF SIX FOCUS AREAS

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TO PRODUCE ITEMS FOR SPACE FLIGHT

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OR TRAINING SUCH AS THE FLIGHT LOCKERS.

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ONE OF THE STUDENT BUILT LOCKERS

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WILL EVEN RETURN TO EARTH.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HUNCH PROGRAM AT NASAHUNCH.COM.

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NASA ASTRONAUTS CHRIS CASSIDY AND BOB BEHNKEN

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ARE PREPARING FOR A SET OF SPACEWALKS

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TO CONTINUE THE POWER UPGRADES ON THE STATION.

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ON JUNE 26TH AND JULY 1ST THE ASTRONAUTS

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WILL BEGIN THE REPLACEMENT OF BATTERIES

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FOR ONE OF THE POWER CHANNELS ON THE ISS.

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THE ASTRONAUTS WILL REPLACE AGING NICKEL-
HYDROGEN BATTERIES

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ON ONE OF THE POWER CHANNELS ON THE FAR STARBOARD TRUSS

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WITH NEW LITHIUM ION BATTERIES THAT WERE DELIVERED

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ON THE JAPANESE CARGO SHIP LAST MONTH.

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NASA-TV AND THE NASA WEBSITE

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WILL BROADCAST THE SPACEWALKS LIVE

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SO YOU CAN CATCH ALL THE ACTION.

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THIS WEEKS QUESTION COMES FROM BEN

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AT RJO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.

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BEN WANTS TO KNOW WHEN THE ISS WAS LAUNCHED
INTO SPACE.

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THE ISS BEGAN WITH THE LAUNCH OF A 41.2 FOOT
MODULE NAMED ZARYA.

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ZARYA, WHICH TRANSLATES TO SUNRISE IN ENGLISH,

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WAS LAUNCHED ON A THREE STAGE RUSSIAN PROTON ROCKET

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FROM KAZAKHSTAN RUSSIA ON NOVEMBER 20, 1998.

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CONTINOUS HUMAN PRESENCE ON ISS DIDN’T BEGIN

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UNITL THE DOCKING OF SOYUZ TM-31 TO THE ISS

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WITH THE EXPEDITION 1 CREW.

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"THE FIRST EXPEDITION ON SPACE STATION

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REQUEST PERMISSION TO TAKE THE RADIO CALL
SIGN ALPHA.”

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THIS NOVEMBER WE WILL BE CELEBRATING 20 YEARS

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OF CONTINUOUS HUMAN PRESENCE ON THE ISS IN
SPACE.

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KEEP SENDING IN YOUR QUESTIONS USING THE HASHTAG ASKNASA.

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WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

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“WE’RE COUNTING DOWN TO 20 CONTINUOUS
YEARS