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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.
1,993 Questions
How old was Yvonne Darlene Cagle when she died?
US astronaut Yvonne Cagle is still alive as of 2017 (born April 24, 1959).
What equipment does nasa use to train astronauts?
The Astronauts use the Wet Trainer (a specially designed pool) at the Johnson Space Center in Houston which provides realistic zero gravity training. Prior to the Shuttle decommissioning, they used to use a realistic flight simulator for launch/reentry and emergency drills, as well as escape training at the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. The Astronauts also use Engineering models of the equipment that they will use in space.
When any spacecraft or Astronaut tool is manufactured, there are several made. Some are built and qualified for ultimate manned flight and use in space; the others become engineering models, which are used for training and solving problems by engineers on Earth should something happen in space. They're also used by the Astronauts for training purposes.
They are built the same; the only difference is that they are not fully flight qualified, i.e., they haven't been fully inspected and tested to the rigorous requirements of spaceflight.
Actually the first US astronaut in space (Alan Shepard) did NOT orbit--he only had a 15-minute sub-orbital flight. The first US astronaut to orbit Earth was John Glenn. In any event, neither of them could have gone to the moon because at that time we simply did not have the technology to send them there.
From which university have the most astronauts graduated?
The US Naval Academy has graduated 51 astronauts. See the following link: http://www.usna.edu/admissions/Notables/Astronauts/index.htm
Who was the first private citizen chosen as an astronaut?
it was -
Sir first private citizen to be an astronaut
Why are astronauts helmets made of gold?
Because gold is one of the least reactive substances know to man. It also looks good, bling bling sort of thing. www.lifetbh.worspress.com
Why do astronauts lie on their back when rocket ship undergoes sudden acceleration?
This position greatly reduces stresses on a human body as the acceleration force is divided over greater area(back). If they were standing on their feet or sitting, stresses would be greater because of the lesser area, which could be potentially dangerous(risk of injury).
In the movie Apollo 13 what former astronaut has a cameo as the captain of the USIwo Jima?
Jim Lovell
How has the food that astronauts eat changed over the last 50 years?
Space food has progressed from bland, tasteless food that the astronauts squeezed from tubes to dehydrated meals.
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What did dick scobee do as a astronaut?
He was commander of STS 51-L -- Challenger -- when it exploded
Why do astronauts wear a white suit in outer space?
Because it is the most radiant colour against the black/dark vacuum that is space. They can be seen easily
What do people know Alan Shepard for?
Alan Shepard is the second man to go in space and the first American.
What will happen when astronaut drop the spoon in a satellite?
it will continue to follow the motion of the satellite
First african-american astronaut to land on the moon?
nobody has never landed on the moon says mez pip daddy
The nickname of Edwin Aldrin was buzz . It was given by his sister who could not pronounce brother, she always said Buzzer.
When traveling to space do astronauts travel away from Earth's orbit?
This depends on where the astronauts were headed to, If going to the moon, then no they do not leave earth's orbit. But if astronauts were to go to Mars, then yes. To go to other planets and to travel through space, Astronauts will leave Earth's orbit. When traveling to space from earth, Astronauts leave the atmosphere and will leave the orbit if necessary and if the travel distance is far enough.
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When astronauts go outside of a shuttle in space it is called an Eva what does Eva stand for?
Extra Vehicular Activity
Do astronauts have to wear their space suits all the time?
No only in space. Two reasons first space is almost zero kelvin and they would die instantaneously and second there is no air in space. while inside the shuttle or whatever there staying in there is air bathrooms food water and above all its not almost zero kelvin.
What are different ways to explore space?
by not going there and leave things be, or astronauts, robots, satillites ortelescopes.
astronaut's, robots, satellites that kind of stuff.
What is the first planet visited by humans?
earth is the first planet humans have visited and the only one
