Local students contact astronaut on International Space Station

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — At the Terre Haute Children's Museum, local children were able to experience an incredible once in a lifetime opportunity. Each student prepared a question and heard the response of astronaut Jonny Kim, from the International Space Station.

"I was honestly really nervous. I was sitting in that chair like shaking a little bit," said Karolyn Merritt, a student at South Vermillion Middle School.

The idea of speaking to someone traveling 17,500 miles per hour can bring not only nerves, but also excitement. "It was really exciting. I was honestly kind of surprised like how it all worked and how it all happens. i thought it was so cool," said Sylvia Chennette, a student at Woodrow Wilson Middle School. Lots of questions were asked, like if he misses home, the mo