HOUSTON, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just back from his command of the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Dan Burbank will be available for live satellite interviews

Daniel Burbank, current commander of the International Space Station crew, has taken a new step in orbit by becoming the first human to shake hands with a humanoid robot in space.

Students at Crayton Middle School in Columbia, S.C., will speak with NASA's Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineer Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station at 9:55 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Reporters are invited to attend.

Students participating in a U.S. Coast Guard Academy mentoring program will speak with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank aboard the International Space Station at 11:15 EST on Thursday, Feb. 2.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Students participating in a U.S.