SAN DIEGO — Students from two San Diego schools got the chance to have a live conversation with an astronaut on the International Space Station on Monday.
According to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, students from Fulton Middle School and Memorial Preparatory for Scholars and Athletes—two schools supported by Birch Aquarium’s Price Philanthropies Ocean Science Education Fund —participated in the conversation and learned how Jessica Meir, NASA astronaut, and Scripps alum, utilized her love of science to reach the stars.
Mier made history when she participated in the first all-female space walks in October 2019 and earlier in January 2020. She originally launched to the Space Station in September 2019. She received her Ph.D. at Scripps in 2009.
The event was held at the Scripps Seaside Forum at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla and was emceed by UC San Diego Astrophysicist Brian Keating and Scripps Oceanography Director Margaret Leinen.
After a panel session with current graduate students at Scripps, an expected 150 students were on hand for the live conversation with Mier.
Watch the panel discussion and Q&A on YouTube below:
