Teacher in Space Answers Questions From Students (1/2)

"Good morning, Discovery Center -- good afternoon. We're happy to be here with you. This is Al Drew, Clay Anderson, Dave Williams and I'm Barb Morgan. And we are ready for your first question. Welcome aboard the International Space Station."

That was teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan, speaking from more than 320 kilometers above Earth.

CHILDREN: "Hello from Idaho!" And those were the students she was greeting in the northwestern state of Idaho. They gathered at the Discovery Center in Boise on Tuesday to ask the astronauts questions by video link.

The astronauts already knew what the questions would be. One student asked what stars look like from space. Basically the answer was that the space shuttle and the space station are kept brightly lit, so it is difficult to see a lot of stars.