AOL Corporate Communications, New York May 1, 2006 NASA and AOL
Team Up to Give Kids a Virtual Ride into Space NASA and AOL have
joined forces to bring the excitement and adventure of space
exploration to young people. Through a Space Act Agreement,
NASA's Office of Education and Space Operations Mission
Directorate will collaborate with AOL to create "KOL-Expeditions
NASA Earth Crew Missions", a series of live webcasts. To kick
off this new partnership, AOL’s Kids Online service, KOL, will
present a webcast from 10 to 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 4, during
National Space Day at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, Md. The event will feature Radio KOL DJ Rick Adams
and information about training for missions, living and working
in space. During the show, students will have an "out of this
world” opportunity to talk with the Expedition 13 crew members
aboard the International Space Station. The station is a
laboratory orbiting 215 miles above the Earth. Expedition 13
Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Fligh