Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) introduces students to astronauts abord the International Space Station ahead of live Q&A.

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, the only woman crew member aboard the International Space Station, and European Space Agency Astronaut Thomas Pesquet take questions from PA students.

Students from Barkley Elementary School, Schuylkill Elementary School, Hopewell Elementary School and Phoenixville Area Early Learning Center ask questions.

CHESTER COUNTY – Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) hosted an out of this world town hall, during which Pennsylvania students participated in a live Q&A with NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, the only woman crew member aboard the International Space Station, and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet. The astronauts were broadcasting their answers live from the International Space Station.

“On behalf of our community, I want to thank astronauts Megan McArthur and Thomas Pesquet for joining us from space today for our town hall,” said Houlahan. “Our students asked incredibly thoughtful questions, and I hope they felt just as inspired as I did hearing from these two astronauts aboard the International Space Station. I left our town hall convinced that we may have a few budding astronauts right here in our community. The sky is clearly no limit.”

Full video of the town hall can be seen here.

Houlahan is an Air Force veteran, an engineer, a serial entrepreneur, an educator and a nonprofit leader. She represents Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District, which encompasses Chester County and southern Berks County. She serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Small Business Committee.

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