Main Street Elementary students are making sure an American astronaut returns to Earth in proper fashion.
Students filmed a “Welcome Home” message to Captain Stephen Bowen Aug. 28. The school, which now consists of first through fifth grade, gathered into the building’s auditorium to record a message to Bowen.
The message will be both seen and heard by the astronauts in space.
“This was such a special and unique opportunity for our students at MSE, and an experience that I’m sure will stay with them for a long time,” Principal Kerri Pierce said. “Being able to connect their learning in the classroom through events like these is what will inspire, equip and empower our students to achieve more this year and in the years to come.”
Bowen is returning from the International Space Station, where he spent about six months. Besides working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Bowen is a submariner for the United States Navy.
He is receiving the message from MSE since he served as the SpaceX Crew-6 commander in the ISS. Other members of Crew-6 include United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
Bowen and the rest of the crew will return to Earth in the coming days now that SpaceX Crew-7 successfully arrived at the ISS.
Taylor Independent School District credits City Councilmember Dwayne Ariola for partnering the district with NASA to make the opportunity possible.
