Spokane astronaut Anne McClain’s digital homecoming Tuesday kicked off with a fervor. McClain’s return to her alma mater Gonzaga Preparatory School had more than a few similarities to the U.S ...

May 27—Spokane astronaut Anne McClain's digital homecoming Tuesday kicked off with a fervor. McClain's return to her alma mater Gonzaga Preparatory School had more than a few similarities to the ...

Music and the high-pitched chatter of young children fills the gymnasium at Gonzaga Preparatory School. Teachers, holding ...

More than 1000 students from Gonzaga Prep and surrounding schools had an extraordinary experience Tuesday morning as they connected with NASA astronaut and Gonzaga Prep alumna, Colonel ...

From the International Space Station, McClain took questions from local students and talked about the training astronauts go through to be ready for a mission.

Spokane-born astronaut U.S. Army Col. Anne McClain is set to talk with Earth’s schoolchildren today from the International Space Station. In a “downlink” event sponsored by the Mobius Discovery Center ...

Spokane students had a chance today to hear astronaut Anne McClain, the Spokane native working at the International Space ...

Students at Gonzaga Prep had a unique opportunity to connect with astronaut Anne McClain live from the International Space Station. McClain, a Gonzaga Prep alum, shared her journey from Spokane ...

Students watch NASA astronaut Anne McClain is seen on a giant screen talking to hundreds of school-age kids at an assembly in the gymnasium at Gonzaga Prep Tuesday, May 27, 2025. McClain spoke from ...

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