Astronaut Fires Up Rockwood Students
Friday was heyday for Rockwood School District students interested in space, aeronautical tidbits and aviation careers, including their teachers and families. Discussions included living on the moon to practice launching to Mars.
Many Rockwood School District students got to 'space out' Friday for a good and beneficial reason: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Robert Behnken interacted with them in-person to share his experiences about being in space. During his visit, Lt. Col. Behnken, USAF—who is a former St. Louis resident—exchanged information with students in a couple of ways, according to Rockwood sources: "An astronaut visited us 15 years ago, and we've been trying to secure another visit for a long time," said Linda Smith, CCL program director. "It's very hard to get such a commitment from NASA, so we felt very lucky." It probably helped this particular astronaut has specific ties to St. Louis in that he graduated from …
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