Vice President Kamala Harris speaks over the phone with astronauts on the International Space Station.

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks over the phone with astronauts on the International Space Station. Calling herself a “space nerd”, the Vice President speaks to astronauts in the International Space Station at Johnson Space Center.

VP HARRIS: “Good afternoon. Can you hear me?”

ASTRONAUTS: “Madam Vice President. We have you loud and clear. It's great to see you at JSC and an honor to speak with you from the International Space Station.”

VP HARRIS: I am so excited to be with you all as vice president as the head of the space Council and as an American, who is a space nerd. I'm so thrilled to be with each one of you. And thank you for your excellence. Thank you for your service. How you guys doing?

ASTRONAUTS: “We are, we are doing great. We are fellow space nerds and we really appreciate you and the Space Council and everyone there the support that you all have for the human spaceflight program.”