Supriya Jindal takes a turn at the controls of a competing robot during a visit to the 2009 FIRST Robotics Bayou Regional tournament. Jindal joined NASA at two events in New Orleans on March 19.

Students at A.P. Tureaud Elementary School in New Orleans welcome Supriya Jindal and astronaut Sally Ride during their visit to the school.

Louisiana first lady Supriya Jindal joins astronaut Sally Ride in speaking to teachers and students at A.P. Tureaud Elementary School in New Orleans.

Louisiana first lady Supriya Jindal joins astronaut Sally Ride in speaking to teachers and students at A.P. Tureaud Elementary School in New Orleans.

Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal fields a question from a student at A.P. Tureaud Elementary School in New Orleans during a March 19 visit. Jindal was joined on her visit by retired astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.

Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal (left) speaks to teachers and students at A.P. Tureaud Elementary School in New Orleans during a March 19 visit. At the school, Jindal was joined by retired NASA astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Ride was a crew member on space shuttle Challenger during its STS-7 mission in 1983. She also was a crew member of space shuttle discovery on the STS-41 mission in 1984.

Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal takes a turn at the operating controls for a competing robot during the 2009 FIRST Robotics Bayou Regionals tournament in New Orleans on March 19-21. Jindal was hosted during her visit by the NASA Education Office at the John C. Stennis Space Center, a primary sponsor and supporter of the annual robotics competition.