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Wed Sep 14 23:51:44 CDT 2016

Hi all,
 The last week has been so much fun….kind of crazy with so much driving and sandwiched around 9/11…..still amazing….last Monday I presented to a group of HS students from Brazil, then on Tues I drove to North Georgia, went to Cotham Ferry, Rocky Branch, McGinnis Woods, and Malcom Bridge Elementary Schools and the Davis Academy Wed-Fri then last night with another HS group from Brazil….it  has all been so amazing, all the kids of all ages have been so much fun….and have received positive feed back from the schools….I am so  very fortunate to have this in my life as it gives me a chance to really help kids enjoy their lives in ways they never imagined…I try to make it fun and always have their imaginations taking them to make believe places then reassuring them…they can go there…..I hope you can spend some time to share the preparation and launch of the next crew to the ISS, there will be extensive coverage so if you can find a few minutes, I think the kids will enjoy it…also the talk from space by Astronaut Kate Rubins was awesome as she spoke with kids from her HS…still planning school visits so please contact me if you would like me to come to your school...wishing you all a wonderful day....we have to always do our best, enjoy everything we do, live in the present, make each day special, be thankful for the good in our lives, let those we care about most know, smile, and have fun... Gabe

I have been speaking about viewing the ISS from your home…here is the link :  https://spotthestation.nasa.gov  

Also this is a great video from the ISS of Auroras: https://www.instagram.com/p/BEeHtnrNPh4/ 

NASA Television to Air Launch of Next International Space Station Crew
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Expedition 49 crewmembers Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos join hands in front of their Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft during a pre-launch training fit check at the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Credits: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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Three crew members headed to the International Space Station are scheduled to launch on Friday, Sept. 23. Live launch coverage will begin at 1:15 p.m. EDT on NASA Television and the agency’s website. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, along with cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, will launch at 2:16 p.m. from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (12:16 a.m. Sept. 24, Baikonur time). The Expedition 49/50 crew will spend approximately five months together aboard the orbital complex before returning to Earth in late February. Between launch and docking to the space station, the trio will spend two days in the Soyuz MS-02 testing upgrades to the spacecraft’s various systems. The team will dock to the space station’s Poisk module at 3:32 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. NASA TV coverage of the docking will begin at 2:45 p.m. Hatches between the Soyuz and station will open at approximately 6:10 p.m. Sunday, and NASA TV coverage of hatch opening and welcoming ceremonies will begin at 5:45 p.m. The arriving crew will be welcomed by Expedition 49 Commander Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, who have been on the station since July. The soon-to-be six crew members of Expedition 49 will continue work on hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard humanity’s only microgravity laboratory. Check out the full NASA TV schedule and video streaming information at: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv <http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv> Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crews, at: http://www.nasa.gov/station <http://www.nasa.gov/station> Get breaking news, images and features from the station on social media at: http://instagram.com/iss <http://instagram.com/iss> and http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station <http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station> 

Napa Students to Speak to Space Station Astronaut Alum
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Expedition 49 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins and Expedition 48 crewmate Jeff Williams of NASA outfit spacesuits inside of the Quest airlock aboard the International Space Station for an Aug. 19 spacewalk. On Sept. 14, Rubins will talk to current students of her high school alma mater from her orbital office/home during a 20-minute Earth-to-space call.
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Students at Vintage High School in Napa, California, will have the opportunity to speak with a NASA astronaut living and working aboard the International Space Station at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 14. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Expedition 49 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins, a 1996 Vintage High School graduate, will answer questions from the students. Media interested in covering the event should contact Elizabeth Emmett at elizabeth_emmett at nvusd.org <mailto:elizabeth_emmett at nvusd.org>. Vintage High School is located at 1375 Trower Ave. In preparation, students have been learning about topics related to Rubins’ research, including DNA sequencing. Rubins launched to the station July 6, and in August, conducted the first DNA sequencing in space. She will return home in October. This in-flight education downlink is an integral component of the NASA Office of Education’s efforts to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teaching and learning in the United States. Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station through the agency Office of Education’s STEM on Station activity provides authentic, live experiences in space exploration, space study and the scientific components of space travel, while introducing the possibilities of life in space. For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv <http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv> For more information, videos and lesson plans highlighting research on the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/education/stemonstation <http://www.nasa.gov/education/stemonstation>

hope you enjoy this view… 

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