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Brunswick Students Connect with Astronauts Aboard the ISS

News Center Maine | Author: Drew Peters

“A rare educational downlink gave students a chance to ask Maine astronaut Jessica Meir questions about space as she works aboard the International Space Station.”

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Photo Credit: Brianna Soukup - Portland Press Herald - 3/20/2026

Brunswick kids talk to astronauts as they orbit Earth

Portland Press Herald Author: Katie Langley

“When you ask a kid what they want to be when they grow up, “astronaut” is as classic an answer as “president” or “veterinarian.” Friday morning, Students at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School learned that childhood dream could become reality as they spoke live with astronauts aboard the International Space Station.”

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Elementary school students in Brunswick speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station

WMTW News 8 | Author: Jacob Murphy

“More than 100 fourth and fifth-grade students crowded into the gymnasium of Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School, eyes glued to a projector screen showing two astronauts floating. It was Jessica Meir, who grew up in Caribou, and fellow astronaut Christopher Williams.”

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