WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Do you think there is life on other planets? <\/p>\n
How do you take a shower in space? <\/p>\n
What do you know about black holes? <\/p>\n
The questions came rapid-fire to astronauts Scott Tingle and Andrew Feustel, who stood Thursday afternoon in front of more than 500 Happy Hollow Elementary School students, fascinated by the Purdue University graduates experiences working for NASA. <\/p>\n
Try to avoid them if you can, answered Feustel, who was on the final space shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, after the black hole question. <\/p>\n
The astronauts visit to Happy Hollow was part of the astronaut reunion at Purdue this week. Nine of Purdues 23 astronauts were welcomed back to share their stories and inspire the future of space flight, the Journal & Courier reported (http:\/\/on.jconline.com\/1qFV91j<\/a> ). <\/p>\n By the time all of you grow up, youll have more opportunities to get involved in the space program, Feustel told the kids. You can help pave the way. <\/p>\n The astronauts said they are enjoying the chance to reconnect with their old colleagues at Purdue, which has graduated 23 astronauts, including the first and most recent men to walk on the moon. <\/p>\n When I got the letter that said they wanted to plan this, to me its always a chance, sort of a mini reunion of some of the astronaut corps that I worked with very closely when I first was assigned with NASA, said Loren Shriver, who has logged 16 days in space and who helped deploy the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990. Purdue has had so many astronauts graduate. Its an excellent opportunity to reunite with old acquaintances. <\/p>\n Purdues astronaut reunion features several events: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Link:<\/p>\n Astronauts share love of space with students<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Do you think there is life on other planets Continue reading