The following excerpted article comes to us from The Inclusion Daily Express. We were thrilled to learn of this development!
S.K.
(MSNBC)
July 28, 2010
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, OUT THERE– [Excerpt] An astronaut living in orbit has delivered the International Space Station’s first address to the deaf community.
NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson recorded a six-minute video for deaf children to give them a glimpse of what life as an astronaut is like.
While American Sign Language (ASL) is the fourth most commonly used language in the United States, it had never before been used on the space station, NASA said in a statement.
In the video, Caldwell Dyson also discussed what inspired her, as a hearing person, to learn sign language.
Entire article:
Space station astronaut gives first sign language address
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38419000/ns/technology_and_science-space/
Related:
NASA Astronaut Sends First Signed Message from Orbit (NASA)
http://www.InclusionDaily.com/news/2010/red/0728f.htm
Video of First Sign Language Message from Space (Space.com)
http://www.InclusionDaily.com/news/2010/red/0728g.htm
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