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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Michael Curie, NASA Public Affairs, addresses nine Florida Institute of Technology aspiring journalists in the Press Site auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 22. The journalists, in collaboration with Florida Today, are working on a multimedia project that examines health in zero gravity and how life in space can help people live better on Earth. These multimedia stories will be published for the print and online versions of Florida Today. During their visit, the journalists interviewed astronaut and Expedition 35 flight engineer Chris Cassidy during an International Space Station downlink, after which they worked on multimedia deadline news assignments at the Press Site. They also met with Kennedy Director Bob Cabana who talked about NASA's goals for the future and his own experience in space, answering questions about health effects of spaceflight. The journalists toured the Vehicle Assembly Building and the Apollo Saturn V Center. Learn about the Florida Institute of Technology journalists' findings on their Facebook page at http:__www.facebook.com_FT3atFIT or Twitter at #SpaceHealth. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann