Saskatoon kids speak to space station astronaut

A group of Saskatoon schoolkids got a chance to speak to an astronaut Thursday.

About 200 students from Grades 6 through 9 attended Spectrum, an annual science and technology expo run by students from the U of S College of Engineering.

This year’s event offered a chance for kids to join a discussion with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques via video link with the International Space Station.

Several of Saint-Jacques’ answers were posted to the CSA Twitter account:

Albert, a Canadian school student from Saskatchewan asked @CSA_ASC astronaut @Astro_DavidS on the space station today, "If you had a compass in space, what direction would it point?" #AskNASA pic.twitter.com/Ia4hiDO17g

— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) January 10, 2019

.@CSA_ASC astronaut @Astro_DavidS on the space station today answered Canadian student Penelope's question, "What was the hardest training for you?" #AskNASA pic.twitter.com/03RJYo6DEM

— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) January 10, 2019

Canadian student Sophia's question today to @CSA_ASC astronaut @Astro_DavidS on the space station today was, "How do you sleep without floating?" #AskNASA pic.twitter.com/LBI9t1k1f5

— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) January 10, 2019

The CSA also posted video of the full session to its Facebook page.