“This season, I’ll be learning about some of the biggest aspects of astronaut training — everything from preparing for spacewalks in virtual reality and maneuvering in actual space attire. I’ll also get a taste of the types of rigorous exercise astronauts must do on a day-to-day basis in lower Earth orbit, as well as how NASA is helping to shield people from space radiation. And at the end of it all, I’ll finally get to be a passenger on a zero-G flight.”
When Karen Nyberg lived on the International Space Station, she and NASA invited crafters from around the world to join a project to stitch together a global community quilt. Karen stitched a 9” square star-themed quilt block in space and encouraged others to create their own star-themed quilt blocks on earth. NASA received over 2400 quilt squares from around the world. A team of NASA and Johnson Space Center volunteers quilted the squares together and created 28 king sized quilts. The panels spanned the globe and the completed quilts represent a truly interconnected world. (source)
