Astronauts Kjell Lindgren (left) and Scott Kelly NASA / ReutersTo testify before Congress, you don’t actually have to be in the room. That’s the case for NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station, who occasionally beam into congressional hearings via satellite. On Wednesday, Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren appeared before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. And, as in previous hearings, lawmakers’ questions sounded like what parents ask their kids during their first semester of college: What are you eating? Are you staying healthy? Are you making friends with the Russians? (Seriously. Brian Babin, a Republican congressman from Texas …read more
Source: The Atlantic
