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Astronauts

This category is for questions related to the personal requirements of Astronautical missions. The training, living accommodations, and working conditions both on the Earth and in space are discussed here. For further information on a particular astronaut, please see the name in question.

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Why don't people like to become astronaut?

It is incredibly competitive, can be dangerous, and takes a lot of hard work. Also some people aren't interested in becoming astronauts.

What are the names of astronauts from the 1960s to 1970s?

NASA's seven original astronauts were: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Virgil Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Donald Slayton. Look under "What are the names of all the Astronauts" for a more complete list.

What astronauts was in the space mission messenger?

The Messenger spacecraft is a robotic probe sent to Mercury. There are

no living things aboard, certainly not people.

No human beings have gone farther than about 300 miles into space

for the past 40 years.

(That's like 1/2 the distance from New York to Chicago, and like 0.1 percent

of the distance to the moon.)

Who was the astronaut who experience weightlessness while orbiting the earth?

Any astronaut would experience weightlessness while orbiting the Earth.

Any astronaut would experience weightlessness while orbiting the Earth.

Any astronaut would experience weightlessness while orbiting the Earth.

Any astronaut would experience weightlessness while orbiting the Earth.

How fast can you walk during a spacewalk?

A spacewalk is kind of a misnomer, no one is actually walking. In a microgravity environment, walking is impossible/ pointless. A better term to use is "extravehicular activity" or EVA.

What kind of experiments do astronauts conduct on the space station?

Most experiments conducted are medical experiments, but fluid mechanics experiments, various experiments involving weightlessness, and testing of new technologies are also conducted.

How many astronauts are from Oklahoma?

THE SUM TOTAL OF ASTRONAUTS FROM OKLAHOMA IS 8!

TO WIT":

GORDON COOPER

THOMAS STAFFORD

SHANNON LUCID

WILLIAM POGUE

STUART ROOSA

OWEN K. GARRIOTT

JOHN HERRINGTON

JERRI COBB A FEMALE TRAINED AS AN ASTRONAUT, IN THE 1950'S BUT NEVER GOT TO GO UP. SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS INFORMED "THAT NO WOMAN WOULD EVER BECOME AN ASTRONAUT, SO FORGET ABOUT IT."

I READ THIS OR SAW IT ON AN HOUR AND 1/2 PRESENTAITON ON OETA, PBS.

WHAT MANY FOLKS DON'T KNOW" ACCORDING TO THOMAS STAFFORD, MANY OKIE MEN SAT AT THOSE TELEVISION CONSOLES, SINCE IN THE 1950'S THE OKLA CITY NEWS PAPER RAN AN ADVERTISEMENT.

"YOUNG MEN, WANNA' BE PART OF TOMORROW. IF YOU'RE WILLING, SIGN UP FOR THE SPACE PROGRAM" N.A.S.A. (YO PARAPHRASE IT)

AND SO, MANY A YOUNG MAN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE WITH THEIR 1950'S CREW CUTS SHOWED UP TO INTERVIEW FOR THE SPACE PROGRAM.

TULSA'S AIRPORT FACILITY WHICH CAME TO HOUSE NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, LATER BOUGHT BY ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL WORKED ON ALL THREE PROGRAMS. IN FACT I HAVE A NEAT PHOTO OF LUKE SKYWALKER AND DARTH VADER STANDING IN THE AUTOCLAVE AT THE FACILITY, ALSO NEXT TO THE ENTERPRISE SPACE SHUTTLE BAY DOORS.

An astronauts helmet has a mass of 1.2 kg on earth and weights 2.3 pounds it weights 0.4 pounds on the moon and has a mass of what kg?

A1: It's mass is still 1.2 kg, mass does not change in different gravitational forces, weight does though.

A2: p.s. its "weighs" not "weights"

Q1: Did you anticipate an answer of 0.208695652173913 kg?

Q2: Was this question placed in order to "prove" some random American wrong via the correct answer you planned on placing via your secondary w.a.c account after someone incorrectly answered your (NON?) question?

Q3: Do you make broad generalizations about the intelligence of people based on what country they live in?

Q4: Do you know that statistical analysis of formal intelligence tests prove Americans are significantly more intelligent than Europeans?

Q5: Do you live in a European country which has a history of conquering lands and enslaving populations yet you speak of Americans as if they alone propagated slavery? Do you realize the American Civil War was a war where America fought French, Italian and Spanish supported colonialists

Q5: There is a purple "bus" driving down Main street; on this bus are 34 five year old children, each child has 4 backpacks, each of these backpacks has 6 dogs and 11 cats, for every dog there is 5 centipedes, for each cat there is 7 spiders. which have spun webs, each web catching 14 flies. HOW MANY LEGS ARE ON THIS BUS? (if you can't figure this question out in less than 5 minutes you have no business thinking your smart )

How old is Mae jemison now?

US former astronaut Mae Jemison is 61 years old (birthdate: October 17, 1956).

In 1992, she became the first African-American woman in space.

What does an astronauts do on a planet?

The only place astronauts have been other than Earth, is on the moon. When they were there, they did some exploring to see what it was like. They took samples of the soil and rocks to bring back to Earth. They tried to learn as much as they could while they were there. If astronauts get to visit other planets, they would do the same kinds of things.

How do astronauts go to the bathroom?

they have this so called space toilets wherein they have to wear seat belts to stop them from floating away when they use it. Space toilets don't flush. Everything is sucked away instead.