Published on November 25, 2017
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 39 Flight Engineers Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson of NASA fielded questions about life and work in orbit from third and fourth grade students at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Monroe, Conn. April 8 during an in-flight educational event. Mastracchio, who is a native of Waterbury, Conn., is scheduled to return to Earth in mid-May, while Swanson, who recently arrived at the orbital laboratory, will remain aboard until mid-September.