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NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O'Hara replaces hardware inside the plant habitat facility to prep for future experiments investigating genetic responses and immune system function of tomatoes in microgravity.

A live Q&A with an astronaut on the International Space Station has been rescheduled for a later date.

A NASA astronaut who’s a University of Kansas alumna was scheduled to speak from space to KU students on Feb. 2, as the Journal-World reported, but that event has now been moved to 2:25 p.m. on Feb. 9.

KU School of Engineering graduate Loral O’Hara will host a Q&A session from her post on the International Space Station via a satellite link. The public is invited to watch the event live; it’s scheduled to last about 25 minutes.

O’Hara, part of the ISS Expedition 70 crew, traveled to the space station in September 2023 and is due to return in mid-March. She graduated from KU with a degree in aerospace engineering in 2006. She was selected as part of the 2017 NASA astronaut class.

The public can access the feed to the live Q&A at the KU School of Engineering website.