Dare to be Copernicus: Meeting with a former NASA atronaut George D. Zamka 

To celebrate the 550th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus Polish Cultural Institute New York together with Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design organized an educational project inspired by the Copernicus' discovery.
On November 17, 2023 the students from the Williamsburg Architecture and Design High School joined by P.S. 175 from Queens met with a former NASA astronaut, Colonel George D. Zamka. He discussed his time at the international space station and his overall experience as a astronaut. He also focused on the subject of design and how it impacts life conditions in Space.
The film is a video recording of that meeting.
George D. Zamka is a former NASA astronaut, with Polish-Colombian roots, born in Jersey City and raised in New York. Zamka served as lead for the Shuttle Training and Procedures Division and as supervisor for the astronaut candidate class of 2004. In 2007, he completed his first spaceflight as pilot on STS-120. For his second spaceflight, Zamka commanded the crew of STS-130, which flew in February 2010. Colonel Zamka has logged more than 692 hours in space.
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