Astronaut Dom Gorie stands outside the office at Trojan Intermediate School in Potosi Mo.

Astronaut Dom Gorie stands outside the office at Trojan Intermediate School in Potosi, Mo. He and KSC Deputy Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow gave a presentation to students to share America’s new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. He is talking with students about our destiny as explorers, NASA’s stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space. Students from three area schools — Potosi High School, John Evans Middle School and Trojan — are on a team taking part in NASA’s Explorer Schools program.