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Metro Atlanta elementary school students talk to astronaut from International Space Station

International Space Station In this image, taken from video footage released by the Roscosmos Space Agency, newly arrived to the International Space Station, wearing blue suits, NASA astronaut Chris Williams, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, center, and Sergey Mikaev pose among other participants of expedition to the International Space Station, after docking the Soyuz MS-28 spaceship to the station on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (Roscosmos Space Agency via AP) (AP)

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — As Artemis II heads to the moon, another astronaut is talking to students at a metro Atlanta elementary school.

From the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Williams took questions.

Students at Walnut Grove Elementary School in Suwanee were excited to ask questions.

“Do you feel famous when you’re in space, or does it feel like you’re just doing your job? Over,” one student asked.

“Great question,” Williams said. “I just feel like I’m just doing my job up here everyday. Yeah, I don’t feel famous at all, over.”

To prepare for the conversation, the stem students did extensive research on space exploration and micro-gravity.

According to NASA, the 10-day mission is going to help test the systems and hardware that is necessary for sending astronauts to future missions to explore the moon.