{"id":429934,"date":"2026-10-16T22:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T22:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429934\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T22:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T22:40:08","slug":"pictures-nasas-iss-astronauts-talk-live-to-sally-ride-elementary-students-orlando-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429934\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures: NASA\u2019s ISS astronauts talk live to Sally Ride Elementary students \u2013 Orlando Sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students in Sally Ride Elementary School\u2019s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet Program listen while NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney talk to them live from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students in Sally Ride Elementary School\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TOS-L-students-astro-live_2222f-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Students in Sally Ride Elementary School\u2019s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet Program listen while NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney talk to them live from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Eric Santos \u00e2\u0080\u0094a first-grader in Sally Ride Elementary School\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Aviation...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TOS-L-students-astro-live_1678f-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Eric Santos  \u2014a first-grader in Sally Ride Elementary School\u2019s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet Program\u2014 reacts to seeing NASA astronauts on the screen live to talk to his class from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kindergartner Lennon Hughes and fifth-grader Myla Oliveria, students in Sally...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TOS-L-students-astro-live_0527f-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kindergartner Lennon Hughes and fifth-grader Myla Oliveria, students in Sally Ride Elementary School\u2019s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet Program, cheer as the connection with NASA astronauts is established to interact with the class live from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A student in Sally Ride Elementary School\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Aviation and Aerospace...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TOS-L-students-astro-live_1988f-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A student in Sally Ride Elementary School\u2019s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet Program  waves to visitors while NASA astronauts talk to them live from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Beatrice Berriz \u00e2\u0080\u0094coordinator for Sally Ride Elementary School\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Aviation and...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TOS-L-students-astro-live_1200f-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Beatrice Berriz \u2014coordinator for Sally Ride Elementary School\u2019s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet Program\u2014 along with fifth-grader Myla Oliveria get ready to connect with NASA astronauts live from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A student in Sally Ride Elementary School\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Aviation and Aerospace...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TOS-L-students-astro-live_3073f-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A student in Sally Ride Elementary School\u2019s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet Program cheers as NASA astronauts wrap up their remarks to his class live from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sally Ride Elementary School Principal Kahlil Ortiz, far left, listens...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TOS-L-students-astro-live_3500f-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sally Ride Elementary School Principal Kahlil Ortiz, far left,  listens with students while NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney talk to them live from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pratishtha Jaiswal \u00e2\u0080\u0094a fith-grader in Sally Ride Elementary School\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Aviation...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TOS-L-students-astro-live_0396f-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pratishtha Jaiswal \u2014a fith-grader in Sally Ride Elementary School\u2019s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet Program\u2014 holds up a poster of NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins during introductions of their live broadcast to the class from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kindergartner Lennon Hughes and fifth-grader Myla Oliveria, students in Sally...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TOS-L-students-astro-live_3410f-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kindergartner Lennon Hughes and fifth-grader Myla Oliveria, students in Sally Ride Elementary School\u2019s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet Program, are ready to connect with NASA astronauts live from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students in Sally Ride Elementary School\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TOS-L-students-astro-live_2967f4-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Students in Sally Ride Elementary School\u2019s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet Program listen while NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney talk to them live from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 10<\/p>\n<p>Students in Sally Ride Elementary School\u2019s Aviation and Aerospace Magnet Program listen while NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney talk to them live from the International Space Station, Friday, October 16, 2026. 26 students posed questions about living in space as a part of NASA\u2019s In-flight STEM Downlink program. 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