ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida students got a look at what’s in store for Florida’s space industry.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson led a conversation about the future of space in Florida.
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Crew members from a space shuttle mission were also in attendance to talk to the students.
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“I never dreamed of being an astronaut,” said former NASA administrator Charles Bolden while talking to the students.
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Bolden went on to explain just how hard he worked in school to become an astronaut and go on to led the agency.
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The event was held at The Plaza Live ahead of an event with the Space Shuttle STS-61C crew and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Students from the University of Florida, University of Central Florida, Bethune-Cookman University and Orange County Public Schools came out for the discussion on space and leadership.
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