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Photos: Astronauts in Space Answer Monrovia Students' Questions

Students from schools across Monrovia watched Tuesday as several chosen students asked questions of astronauts at the International Space Station live at a Monrovia High School event.

Students from schools across Monrovia got a chance to watch a live downlink from the NASA international space station and ask astronauts questions Tuesday as part of a special event at Monrovia High School.

See full article coverage of the event on Patch here.

The Monrovia Unified School District was one of six school districts chosen in the country to get the opportunity to talk to astronauts after Pam Thompson submitted an application for the district.

See video of the event on Patch here.

Twenty students from different Monrovia schools were chosen to each ask the astronauts a question at the live event Tuesday morning as their classmates looked on. The 20 students were chosen by winning a contest in which students decorated a bookmark and included a question on it for the astronauts.

Questions Tuesday morning ranged from, “What is your favorite thing about living in a low-gravity environment?” to “How do you wash your clothes in outer space?”

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Ellen Zunino May 19, 2013 at 01:37 pm
I kind of lost interest when, along with the Lion's barbecue, the carnival disappeared but thereRead More were always people I knew in the parade so I kept the date. Now that the parade is gone, it's just another festival day in town. Times change and this kind of under-stated event is what people want. The old Monrovia Days used to be a day we could all get together and have fun. Now, people are too busy with their own lives and "community" doesn't mean what it once did.
rubberband May 19, 2013 at 01:09 pm
Interesting. There was one person who decided that letting Monrovia Day slide with nothing doneRead More wasn't gonna play. BY HERSELF and her family and friends planned all of it and set everything up. That person was Keely Milliken. It was astounding how much got done, and without financial support or the usual cast of players to do anything. There were many pitfalls, permits that needed approval and what not...Perhaps if you voiced your displeasure to the City Council and volunteered your personal money and weeks of planning and organizing you'd feel a lot better about it. I can say with absolute conviction that Keely should hold her head high, and I was glad to be a part of it. With almost no money, the people that volunteered their time and efforts are not ashamed, but rather glad that at last minute a albeit mellower version, something nice was created. Sometimes being able to apologize is the biggest most wonderful quality a human can have. I am wrong, often, but not on this one. Great job Keely and family/friends. Thank you for all the hard work.
K. Eckstrom May 19, 2013 at 10:46 am
Danielle, you can call City Hall and they will direct you to the correct people. These peopleRead More worked hard to plan this with what little money we have.
Mike Day May 17, 2013 at 09:56 pm
Thanks for the compliments. mor video to follow
Buzlightyear aka marty May 17, 2013 at 07:37 pm
Yeah, it's cute...... For now......
Ellen Zunino May 17, 2013 at 01:02 pm
Cool presentation. Many of us have had our own encounters and all of us have seen numerous photosRead More and videos so your creative approach freshened it up for us.
Dan Crandell May 16, 2013 at 09:28 pm
A California city will never prevail in a lawsuit against the STATE. All CA. cities must merge toRead More sue in mass under Federal RICO laws while we still have Federal laws. Filing alone at the State level is useless. Wake up people.