California students call ISS crew

Dwayne Brown/Renee Juhans
Headquarters, Washington March 11, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1726/1712)

MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-073

CALIFORNIA STUDENTS CALL INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW

California students will strike gold next week, when they make a
long-distance phone call to Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer
Salizhan Sharipov of the International Space Station Expedition 10 crew. The
event includes a video link with the crew.

The call is Tuesday, March 15 from 1:05 to 1:25 p.m. EST. Approximately 500
students from Saint Mark's School and Davidson Middle School, San Rafael,
Calif., will chat with the crew. They will learn about the vital role the
Station plays in the Vision for Space Exploration and how technological
advances from NASA research have enhanced quality of life on Earth.

This activity is part of NASA's Teaching from Space Program. It supports
NASA's efforts to encourage students to study and possibly pursue careers in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The Vision for U.S. Space Exploration is a bold new course into the cosmos.
It is a journey that will return the Space Shuttle safely to flight,
complete the construction of the Space Station, take humans back to the moon
and eventually to Mars and beyond.

The downlink airs live on the Web and on NASA TV, available in the
continental U.S. on AMC-6, Transponder 9C, C-Band, at 72 degrees west
longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio
is monaural at 6.80 MHz. In Alaska and Hawaii, NASA TV is available on
AMC-7, Transponder 18C, C-Band, at 137 degrees west longitude. The frequency
is 4060.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz.
For NASA TV information and schedules on the Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For information about NASA's education programs on the Internet, visit:

http://education.nasa.gov/

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