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CASIS Defines Bedtime Stories on ISS as "Major Payload"

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
January 13, 2014
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First CASIS-Sponsored Payloads Berthed to the International Space Station
“Below is an overview of the major payloads now on board the ISS sponsored by CASIS: … Story Time From Space – Patricia Tribe, T2 Sciences & Math Education Consultants and Dr. Jeffrey Bennett, Author – This project aims to bring space station science to communities through the simple beauty of reading a book to a child. Crewmembers on the International Space Station host Story Time From Space by producing videotaped readings from a children’s book, which are later broadcast on Earth. The astronauts also complete simple demonstrations that accompany the science, technology, engineering and math concepts in the books. The videos are edited and posted to an online library, with related educational materials, for use by educators and parents”. 
Keith’s note: I am the first one to say that using the ISS for educational purposes is important. While some of the other things listed are interesting, lumping this this bedtime story thing into the “major payload” category makes me wonder whether CASIS is truly up to the fullest utilization of the ISS for the maximum benefit of the U.S. taxpayer.

NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

One response to “CASIS Defines Bedtime Stories on ISS as "Major Payload"”

  1. Brian_M2525 says:
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    Whats the criteria for a major payload-mass, volume, crew time?