KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A 4-year-old Kelseyville boy's question has been selected to be among those to be answered by astronauts from the International Space Station, which is 250 miles from Earth and circling the planet at 17,000 miles per hour.

The astronauts will answer questions during a two-hour “Hello from Space” special on National Geographic television on Friday, March 14, at 8 p.m.

Heather Koehler, the principal of Pomo Elementary School in Clear Lake, received notification that her son Eli Carlson's video question will be included in the special.

Eli said his question is, “How is it in space?”

The astronauts, Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata, will beam their pretaped answers back to the Houston Control Center in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the program.

Their responses will be fielded by Soledad O'Brien and Mike Masimino.

Ironically, Eli and his grandmother, Caryn Stardancer, were assembling a model NASA shuttle when they learned that his question was one of the many selected from both children and adults.

“I got the model in a box my grampa bought me,” said Eli.

“They (NASA) said it will depend on timing whether Eli's question will be shown,” Koehler said.

Viewers “will see a lot of different people in 'Hello from Space,'” she added.

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