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Posted Monday, August 18, 2008

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NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, Expedition 17 flight engineer, prepares to eat a meal near the galley in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Image courtesy of NASA.

Here's your chance to hear direct from space. Astronaut Greg Chamitoff, aboard the International Space Station 220 miles above Earth, is ready to take your questions.

Chamitoff's schedule will not allow him to answer many questions, but he will attempt to answer a few each week. To submit your question, post it as a comment at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/qa.html.

Include your name, age and location. Questions will be transmitted to Greg from Mission Control each week and his answers to a few of them will be available on the website.

Many past shuttle and station crews have answered questions from the web. You can take a look at those archives at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/feedback/expert/index.html.

From those past missions and crews, here are a few hints that may make it more likely that your question is one that is answered:

* Try to avoid asking a question that has been answered often on previous missions.

* Normally the questions most often answered are those more specific to the current crew and mission.

* Do your homework and review information about the station and current activities when you compose your question.

However, all questions are welcome.

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