Photo Gallery: Astronaut speaks at a Glendale school
Fourth grade student Shant Armenian, 9, of Altadena, talks to his fellow students about bringing astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff to Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School in Glendale on Friday, January 13, 2012 to talk to the students. Armenian is a member of the Astronomy Club in Burbank who sent a letter to U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff asking if an astronaut could visit the school. Astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff, who was part of Space Shuttle mission STS 134 visited and told students about the mission. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
The entire student body, and U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff give NASA astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff a standing ovation at Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School in Glendale on Friday, January 13, 2012. 4th grade student Shant Armenian, 9, of Altadena, is a member of the Astronomy Club in Burbank who sent a letter to U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff asking if an astronaut could visit the school. Astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff, who was part of Space Shuttle mission STS 134 visited and told students about the mission. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
NASA astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff tells students at Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School in Glendale on Friday, January 13, 2012, about the Space Shuttle Mission STS-134 which flew to the International Space Station. 4th grade student Shant Armenian, 9, of Altadena, is a member of the Astronomy Club in Burbank who sent a letter to U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff asking if an astronaut could visit the school. Astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff, who was part of Space Shuttle mission STS 134 visited and told students about the mission. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
NASA astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoffat and Shant Armenian, 9, of Altadena at Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School in Glendale on Friday, January 13, 2012. 4th grade student Shant Armenian, 9, of Altadena, is a member of the Astronomy Club in Burbank who sent a letter to U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff asking if an astronaut could visit the school. Astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff, who was part of Space Shuttle mission STS 134 visited and told students about the mission. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Students at Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School in Glendale on Friday, January 13, 2012 listen to NASA astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff talk about his mission on the Space Shuttle. 4th grade student Shant Armenian, 9, of Altadena, is a member of the Astronomy Club in Burbank who sent a letter to U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff asking if an astronaut could visit the school. Astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff, who was part of Space Shuttle mission STS 134 visited and told students about the mission. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Sitting in the front row, U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff, NASA astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff, Saro Armenian, of Altadena, and his son Shant Armenian, 9, a student at Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School in Glendale on Friday, January 13, 2012. Armenian, 4th grade student is a member of the Astronomy Club in Burbank who sent a letter to U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff asking if an astronaut could visit the school. Astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff, who was part of Space Shuttle mission STS 134 visited and told students about the mission. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Shant Armenian, 9, of Altadena, directs a question to NASA astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff at Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School in Glendale on Friday, January 13, 2012. Armenian, a 4th grade student at Chamlian Armenian School, is a member of the Astronomy Club in Burbank who sent a letter to U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff asking if an astronaut could visit the school. Astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff, who was part of Space Shuttle mission STS 134 visited and told students about the mission. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Shant Armenian, 9, of Altadena, runs passed U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff at Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School in Glendale on Friday, January 13, 2012. Armenian, 4th grade student at the school, is a member of the Astronomy Club in Burbank who sent a letter to U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff asking if an astronaut could visit the school. Astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff, who was part of Space Shuttle mission STS 134 visited and told students about the mission. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Saro Armenian, of Altadena, talks with U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff at Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School in Glendale on Friday, January 13, 2012. 4th grade student Shant Armenian, 9, of Altadena, is a member of the Astronomy Club in Burbank who sent a letter to U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff asking if an astronaut could visit the school. Astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff, who was part of Space Shuttle mission STS 134 visited and told students about the mission. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Saro Armenian, of Altadena, talks with U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff at Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School in Glendale on Friday, January 13, 2012. 4th grade student Shant Armenian, 9, of Altadena, is a member of the Astronomy Club in Burbank who sent a letter to U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff asking if an astronaut could visit the school. Astronaut Gregory Errol Chamitoff, who was part of Space Shuttle mission STS 134 visited and told students about the mission. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)