Space to Bellflower: Do you read me?

Long-distance -- very long-distance -- calling: Students at Valley Christian Elementary School in Bellflower hooked up today with the International Space Station crew.

You can watch NASA's video of the conversation with astronaut Garrett Reisman, one of many interactive events between the crew and schools, a NASA spokesman said.

Astronaut Reisman floats through the International Space Station to demonstrate the lack of gravity in space.

 
Ota Lutz, NASA Explorer schools coordinator with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, discusses the effects of space on body weight with Valley Christian students.

Students from Valley Christian recite the Pledge of Allegiance during the NASA in-flight educational downlink today.

-- Mary MacVean

Photos courtesy of the city of Bellflower