FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Pinecrest Academy students made the ultimate long-distance call, a live Q&A with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
A panel of students talked with NASA astronaut Col. Mike Fincke Sept. 30 as part of an educational activity by the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program. The North Fulton Amateur Radio Club managed the radio communication.
Pinecrest was awarded the session after a months-long application process coordinated by Joseph Baxley, high school history and social studies department chair. The school was one of three in the state to participate this season.
The experience is designed to inspire an interest in exploration, science, engineering, collaboration, problem solving and teamwork. It also aims to create a genuine, childlike wonder for the vastness and beauty of the universe…