JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 13 March, 2025 -/African Media Company(AMA)/- Throughout Africa, colleges, universities, science organizations, and group establishments are coming collectively to host watch events for one of the crucial inspiring digital occasions of the 12 months: Meet the Astronauts. This free, live-streamed occasion on March 18, 2025, will characteristic eight Black NASA astronauts, giving college students and educators a uncommon alternative to have interaction with pioneers who’ve traveled past Earth and into area.
With watch events deliberate in lecture rooms, lecture halls, and group facilities, hundreds of scholars will come collectively to listen to the astronauts’ firsthand experiences, discover the ability of STEM (Science, Know-how, Engineering, and Arithmetic) training, and acquire invaluable insights into the way forward for area exploration.
A Message from the Astronauts
“We’re all extremely excited to take part on this occasion for the scholars and educators of our ancestral house of Africa,” mentioned Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr., NASA astronaut and the primary Black American to carry out a spacewalk. “It’s a privilege for us to share our experiences of touring into area as a strategy to encourage the subsequent era.”
The 8 Featured Astronauts:
- Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. – NASA astronaut, former NASA Administrator, and area shuttle commander
- Capt. Robert L. Curbeam Jr. – Veteran NASA astronaut with three spaceflights and 7 spacewalks
- Col. Frederick D. Gregory – NASA astronaut and the primary African American to pilot and command an area shuttle mission
- Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr. – NASA astronaut, doctor, and the primary Black American to carry out a spacewalk
- Joan E. Higginbotham – NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew aboard House Shuttle Discovery
- Dr. Robert L. Satcher Jr. – NASA astronaut, orthopedic surgeon, and the primary orthopedic surgeon in area
- Capt. Winston E. Scott – NASA astronaut, naval aviator, and veteran of a number of spacewalks
- Leland Melvin – NASA astronaut, engineer, and former NFL participant, identified for advocating STEM training
How Colleges and Organizations Can Get Concerned
Africa.com encourages colleges, universities, STEM organizations, and group teams to host watch events to deliver college students collectively for this inspiring occasion. Establishments keen on internet hosting a watch celebration can register at online.africa.com/meet-the-astronauts
Occasion Particulars:
Date: March 18, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM (SAST, UTC +2)
Be a part of the Motion to Encourage Africa’s Future STEM Leaders
“Africa has a wealth of expertise in science, know-how, and engineering,” mentioned Teresa Clarke, CEO of Africa.com. “By bringing these astronauts into lecture rooms and studying areas throughout the continent, we hope to ignite a ardour for area exploration and STEM training amongst Africa’s future leaders.”
Africa.com invitations educators, college leaders, and youth organizations to be a part of this historic occasion. Whether or not in a classroom, lecture corridor, science middle, or group hub, Meet the Astronauts presents an unforgettable expertise for college students to dream huge and attain for the celebs.
Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Africa.com.
About Africa.com
Africa.com is a number one digital media firm that gives a trusted voice on African information, enterprise, tradition, and data. With a attain spanning the continent and past, Africa.com delivers well timed content material that informs, evokes, and connects. By means of insightful views, and complete protection, Africa.com highlights the varied tales shaping Africa’s future, making it the go-to supply for understanding the dynamic and evolving panorama of the continent. Along with its strong on-line platform, Africa.com hosts reside stream occasions throughout Africa, participating audiences by means of a number of channels to deliver the continent’s most urgent points to the forefront.
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