Astronaut Glove

Students from Ferebee-Hope Elementary School in Washington, D.C., take turns trying on a glove from a space suit on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Ferebee-Hope Elementary School, in collaboration with Reading is Fundamental, hosted this event in honor of Black History Month, and to highlight the importance of reading. NASA Associate Administrator for Education and STS-129 astronaut Leland Melvin read to first and third grade students at the school from the book The Moon Over Star during the event.

Image Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi

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