The female astronaut who was killed in the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster in 2003 was named Kalpana Chawla. She was a mission specialist on the STS-107 mission.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11.
Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to walk on the moon
The Apollo 11 mission landed astronauts on the moon in July 1969.
Alan Shepherd was selected as one of the Mercury 7 astronauts in 1959, his first mission into space was in 1961, his last mission was Apollo 14 in 1971, and he retired from NASA in 1974. Time between his first and last mission was 10 years. Time between recruitment and retirement was 15 years.
A mission specialist is a NASA astronaut who does not pilot the spacecraft.
Mission to land on Mars
He proved that he was a brave enough astronaut to do the mission..?
Space-based exploration and study is the primary role of an astronaut. A space traveler who is not primarily an astronaut is called a mission specialist.
The female astronaut who was killed in the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster in 2003 was named Kalpana Chawla. She was a mission specialist on the STS-107 mission.
Apollo 11 was the first mission to land an astronaut on the moon.
It takes about 8 years to train for one mission. This is not training to be an astronaut, its training just for one mission. Example: It took 8 year for Reberta Bondar to train for a mission that took 8 days.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11.
Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to walk on the moon
The Apollo 11 mission landed astronauts on the moon in July 1969.
Alan Shepherd was selected as one of the Mercury 7 astronauts in 1959, his first mission into space was in 1961, his last mission was Apollo 14 in 1971, and he retired from NASA in 1974. Time between his first and last mission was 10 years. Time between recruitment and retirement was 15 years.
an astronaut would simply take rations for the number of days he would go to space