The children from astronaut families are known as “satellite kids.” This phenomenon first emerged in the 1980s, with most of them coming from Taiwan and South Korea. While there are no official statistics, it has been estimated that more than 37,000 minors left Taiwan between 1983 to 1993 to attend school in the U.S.http://www.ocregister.com/2014/04/29/parachute-kids-and-astronaut-parents/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240699391_Parachute_Kids_in_Southern_California_The_Educational_Experience_of_Chinese_Children_in_Transnational_Families
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