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Houston, We have a Question: W.Va. Students Talk with Space Station Astronauts.
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On Friday, March 17, 2017, in an event sponsored by WOWK and the Clay Center, Senator Joe Manchin joined students from across West Virginia to Skype with NASA astronauts, who are aboard the International Space Station.
Senator Manchin was thrilled to be a part of this opportunity. He mentioned that it was an out of this world career day fair and went on to encourage students to be curious and learn.
Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Dr. Peggy Winston fielded questions from students across southern West Virginia.
Questions came from a broad range of topics. WVPB recorded this first-time engagement and posted the exchange to our YouTube Channel.
To hear the questions students from your area asked, we have identified the time stamp and the school that was represented.
3:41 South Charleston High School 4:42 Poca Middle School 5:40 Hurricane High School 7:17 Cabell Midland High School 8:22 George Washington High School 9:40 Nicholas County High School 10:18 South Charleston High School 10:52 South Charleston High School and for Preston County High School 12:58 Hurricane High School 13:32 George Washington High School 14:50 Poca Middle School 15:16 for Preston County High School 17:08 South Charleston High School 18:00 Poca Middle School 18:40 George Washington High School 19:37 South Charleston High School 20:27 Parkersburg High School 21:31 South Charleston High School
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