A Phone Call with Space
© 2017 EPFL
What would you ask an astronaut based in space if you were given the opportunity?
“Do you miss your mom?” “Are there any disputes among astronauts?” “Are you going to celebrate your birthday with a cake, candles and presents?” Those are a few of the questions 60 young Swiss kids asked Thomas Pesquet, the French astronaut currently on board the International Space Station for a 6-month mission.
This very special phone call took place on 26 January, 2017 and connected the International Space Station to around 60 students and teachers of the schools of Châteauneuf-Sion and Préverenges. It was arranged by the ARISS program and organised by the Swiss Space Center.
Beside their phone conversation with the famous astronaut, the children learned a bit more about space through a few fun activities: how to represent the phases of the moon with oreo cookies, how to reproduce the proportions of the Solar System by means of a roll of toilet paper, what to take on a trip to Mars.
They are now definitely citizens of space!
