Today, Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner, and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi participated in a science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM) outreach event with Space Center Houston. Local children and community members attended the event and had the opportunity to ask the Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) crew questions about their experience in space and the important science experiments and microgravity research they will be conducting on the International Space Station.
During the mission, the four-person multinational astronaut crew will conduct more than 20 different experiments while aboard the space station, made possible by Axiom Space’s full-service integration into the NASA process for science and technology activities onboard the ISS. The crew will also be conducting numerous STEAM outreach events with students around the globe to educate youth about space exploration and inspire career paths in STEAM. Click here for more information on the microgravity research and experiments that will be conducted on then Ax-2 mission.
Additional outreach events and updates of the Ax-2 mission will be posted on Axiom Space’s YouTube channel.
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