How did you overcome your greatest obstacle on your road to becoming an astronaut?
I went and got a masters degree, got a job as an engineer and eventually applied as an astronaut. So I think my interest in space and science, and my abilities in mathematics, had a direct relationship on how I ended up here.
Students asked a wide mix of questions. The three astronauts talked about their long work days, phone calls home and exercise in the evening. It is all done in a weightless environment. Rick Mastracchio says that often makes impossible things easy, and easy things difficult.
Astronaut Mike Hopkins turned head over heels to demonstrate.
Engineering student Jeremy Blaire says he learned about the astronauts by observing how they behaved with each other.
To me, it looked like they were all friends. Every time they laughed and they looked back at each other. They laughed with each other about the jokes. I never really thought about how harmonious the crew was up there.
Student Virginia Mejia learned something else: to keep trying.
Never stop dreaming. Never, because even they said, I applied four times, nine times, in a period of nine years, 12 years. Wow, they never gave up.
NASA educator Becky Kamas says one question comes up with every video link at schools around the country.
They always ask questions about what does it take to become you? And I think the answer is, it takes passion and dedication. And every single one of these students is capable of that.
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