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Lyles-Crouch Student To Get Question Answered From Space
Alexandria second-grader Andras Jacobson was selected to get a question answered from an astronaut at the International Space Station.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — A Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy student will get an opportunity that's out of this world during a NASA livestreaming event on Thursday.
Second-grader Andras Jacobson is one of a few children across the U.S. who will get his chance to get a question answered from astronaut Victor Glover, who will be broadcasting from the International Space Station 240 miles above Earth.
Judit Csonka, the mother of Andras, told ACPS Express that her son is asking a question related to the muscular system in space. Last week, the astronauts were performing a human research study to observe their muscular system in space.
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Andras was "excited and very happy" when he learned his question was selected for the NASA event.
"I could not believe that I was chosen from thousands of people," he said. "Here on Earth I know how our muscles act, but in space it may act differently. I am also interested in the human body."
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Andras is thinking about becoming an astronaut but has not decided yet.
"I am very interested in space and specifically if there is life anywhere else in space," he said.
Lyles-Crouch Principal Patricia Zissios expressed pride in Andras for his use of critical thinking and scientific inquiry.
"As educators, we use platitudes with children to 'reach for the stars' and 'the sky's the limit', never knowing what impact those phrases may actually have on our students," said Zissios in a statement. "Well, at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, second grader, Andras, took his natural inquisitiveness about the impact of weightlessness on the muscle strength of a human body to the real experts: NASA astronauts in space."
NASA’s programming will start at 12:30 p.m on Thursday with a pre-show where students can learn more about Glover and his collaboration with the Smithsonian before the livestream from space. Thursday's livestream will be available on the NASA livestream website and STEM in 30 and Air and Space Facebook page.
This story was originally reported by ACPS Express.
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