Astronaut sends first message in sign language from space station
Recently, in a virgin venture, NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson sent out a message in the American Sign Language (ASL) to the deaf group from the International Space Station, in the form of a video.
Through this video, Tracy Caldwell Dyson has responded to a few questions about how she has been living and working on the space station and why she was engrossed in sign language in the first place.
Tracy has said that she is extremely grateful for getting the chance to speak the language of the deaf community in space, on behalf of the deaf community.
She also feels that a huge number of students will benefit from seeing their language being used in space, and hopes that her video will aid in inspiring generation-next and their plethora of young scientists and explorers.
NASA will continue to publicize its diversified workforce through its missions which continue advancing beyond the Earth's orbit. In fact, the agency works hard to guide the generation-next researchers in accessing science-related fields.
Other ASL-used videos, when completed by Caldwell Dyson, will be posted on NASA's official website.