NJ students to get lesson on STEM from ISS astronaut Nick Hague

Nick Hague talks with his family minutes before heading to launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. (
Nick Hague talks with his family minutes before heading to launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. ( Photo credit Manuel Mazzanti/NurPhoto via Getty Images

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – NASA is giving students in New Jersey a chance to connect with space next week.

Students from Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School in Somerset will get the chance to participate in a 20-minute live Q&A on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 11:10 a.m. with NASA astronaut Nick Hague aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Hague will answer prerecorded questions from students about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) while orbiting Earth, according to NASA.

The event will be streamed live on NASA+, and viewers can also watch on various NASA platforms, including social media.

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