Students in Georgia and Washington, D.C., will talk live with two NASA astronauts on the International Space Station next week as part of NASA's Year of Education on Station. These Earth-to-space calls will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website.

NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold will answer questions posed by students in grades 4-12 in Liberty County School District in Georgia at 2:35 p.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 17. The event will be held at 200 Bradwell St. in Hinesville. Media interested in covering the event should contact Patti Crane at [email protected] or 912-977-5386.

The school district is located near two U.S. Army bases and the participating students have direct connections to the military, so the district hopes to use the downlink to show the impact the military has on the community. More than 12,000 students in the district will watch the call on NASA's website in their classrooms.

At 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor will talk with students at her alma mater, The George Washington University (GWU) School of Engineering and Applied Science, six Washington-area elementary and high schools, and the Hanover, Pennsylvania, First Lego League Team.