Astronaut training describes the complex process of preparing astronauts in regions around the world for their space missions before, during and after...
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An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron), meaning 'star', and ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed...
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The United States Astronaut Badge is a badge of the United States, awarded to military and civilian personnel who are employed with the National Aeronautics...
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territories. The Group 23 astronaut candidates were originally planned to arrive at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for training in the summer of 2021...
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Jonny Kim (category American astronauts)
Doctor of Medicine, and an acceptance to NASA Astronaut Group 22 in 2017. He completed his astronaut training in 2020 and was awaiting a flight assignment...
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astronaut candidates completed their winter survival training. ISRO has also proposed a₹2,700 crore (US$320 million) plan to establish an astronaut training...
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the intensive astronaut candidate training program. Including the "Original Seven", 339 candidates have been selected to date. The Astronaut Corps is based...
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"Mike" Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an Italian-American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969...
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José M. Hernández (redirect from Jose Hernandez (astronaut))
eleven times for astronaut training by NASA, Hernández was selected in May 2004. In February 2006 he completed Astronaut Candidate Training that included...
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NASA Astronaut Corps hold one of two ranks. Astronaut Candidate is the rank of those training to be NASA astronauts. Upon graduation from training, candidates...
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The Chief Astronaut serves as head of the NASA Astronaut Corps and is the principal advisor to the NASA Administrator on astronaut training and operations...
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Lisa Nowak (category American women astronauts)
born May 10, 1963) is an American aeronautical engineer and former NASA astronaut and United States Navy officer. Nowak served as naval flight officer and...
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Ed Dwight (section Pre-astronaut training)
pilot, and astronaut. He is the first African American to have entered the Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts. He was controversially...
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years of initial astronaut training as a NASA astronaut candidate on March 5, 2024. Since completion of initial astronaut training, Menon could be assigned...
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served as a social gathering point for astronauts prior to launch. Officially it was called the Astronaut Training and Rehabilitation Building then, today...
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Astronaut Corps. It is near to Cologne, Germany, and is subdivided into six separate arms, these being Astronaut Training, Space Medicine, Astronaut Management...
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Agency astronauts for training. NASA announced the creation of this astronaut group in November 2015 and accepted applications for astronaut hires from...
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continue work with senior astronauts who mentor them in furthering their training. In the final training period, the astronauts focus on the specific requirements...
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Joseph Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American engineer, retired astronaut, and naval aviator. A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the...
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non-government astronaut, for example Charlie Walker, who flies while representing a non-government corporation but with funding or training or both coming...
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Human Space Flight Centre (section Astronaut training)
and development of training facilities. ISRO is also discussing an agreement with Russia regarding some aspects of astronaut training. Human Space Flight...
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Florida party girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. A falsified application leads her into astronaut training with other candidates. Emma Roberts as Rex...
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Apollo Lunar Module (section Astronaut training)
three production Lunar Landing Training Vehicles (LLTV) which along with the LLRV's were used to train the astronauts at the Houston Manned Spacecraft...
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NASA Astronaut Group 3—"The Fourteen"—was a group of fourteen astronauts selected by NASA for the Gemini and Apollo program. Their selection was announced...
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communicated with their geologist instructors via radio. Astronauts who would use this training on the Moon included Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 12's...
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Experience, a simulated ride into space. The center also provides astronaut training experiences, including a multi-axial chair and Mars Base simulator...
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physician and a NASA astronaut. Specializing in aerospace medicine, he served as a flight surgeon for NASA before his selection as an astronaut and has played...
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ISRO (section Astronaut training and other facilities)
Centre (HSFC) will coordinate the IHSF campaign. ISRO will set up an astronaut training centre in Bengaluru to prepare personnel for flights in the crewed...
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Rio Grande Gorge (section Astronaut Training)
Retrieved 24 Jul 2012. Phinney, William (2015). Science Training History of the Apollo Astronauts. NASA SP -2015-626. pp. 242, 247–248. Rio Grande Wild...
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Sunita Williams (category American women astronauts)
Sunita Lyn Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut, United States Navy officer, and former record holder for most spacewalks...
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