New post added at INSIDE OUTER SPACE - NASA Joins White House, from Ground and Space, to Discuss State of STEM Education in America insideouterspace.net/nasa-joins-white-house-from-ground-and-space-to-discuss-state-of-stem-education-in-america/ NASA Joins White House, from Ground and Space, to Discuss State of STEM Education in America [image-50] NASA will join the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) Wednesday, Jan. 21 for its third annual State of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (SoSTEM) event. The event will air live on NASA Television, beginning at 1 p.m. EST, and also will be live-streamed online. Approximately 130 middle and high school students from schools in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington will join OSTP Director John Holdren and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden for a rare opportunity to connect with two members of the International Space Station crew at 1:30 p.m. for a live ground-to-space question and answer session. NASA astronauts Terry Virts and Barry E. Butch Wilmore will take a brief break from their station research activities to answer questions and share with these students their perspectives on STEM education and professions. Following this long-distance discussion, NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan will sit down with members of OSTP leadership for a panel discussion on women and girls in STEM, followed by a question and answer session. To view the event live-stream, go to: http:/whitehouse.gov/live For more information on NASA TV coverage, visit: nasa.gov/nasatv Read Stofan’s biography at: nasa.gov/offices/ocs/stofan_bio Follow Virts and Wilmore on social media at: https://twitter/AstroTerry https://twitter/Space_Station instagram/iss -end- NASA astronauts Barry E. Butch Wilmore and Terry Virts will speak to students from aboard the International Space Station during the White Houses third annual State of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (SoSTEM) event Jan 21, 2015. Image Credit: NASA Image Token: [image-50]
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