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Local students team up with NASA astronauts
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- Connections Podcast
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- May 19, 2026
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- 3075
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Summary
We're joined by two local high school students who recently returned from Houston, where they met with NASA astronauts. Sloane Keller and Luke Schulte are students at Fairport High School who participated in the NASA HUNCH program. The initiative pairs NASA mentors with students who research solutions to real-world problems faced by NASA. This hour, we talk with the students and their mentors about their work on a lunar sample container, their trip to Texas, meeting the Artemis II crew, and more. Our guests: Sloane Keller, sophomore at Fairport High School and participant in the NASA HUNCH program Luke Schulte, junior at Fairport High School and participant in the NASA HUNCH program Donna Himmelberg, chemistry teacher and NASA advisor at Fairport High School Florence Gold, project manager for NASA HUNCH Academy Gene Gordon, former NASA HUNCH mentor and retired Fairport Central School District Teacher --- Connections is supported by listeners like you. Head to our donation page to become a WXXI member today, support the show, and help us close the gap created by the rescission of federal funding. --- Connections airs every weekday from noon-2 p.m. Join the conversation with questions or comments by phone at 1-844-295-TALK (8255) or 585-263-9994, email , Facebook or Twitter . Connections is also livestreamed on the WXXI News YouTube channel each day. You can watch live or access previous episodes here . --- Do you have a story that needs to be shared? Pitch your story to Connections .