NASA astronaut visits Branch Elementary Published Feb. 21, 2012 By Jet Fabara 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum answers questions from students at Irving L. Branch Elementary School during a visit to Edwards AFB and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Feb. 21. Fossum, who served lengthy stays aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer during ISS Expedition 28 and as ISS commander during Expedition 29, made a presentation about his experiences aboard the space station.